Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch has spoken out against indie film distributor Mubi after learning the company received investment from Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital film with ties to the Israeli military.

Mubi co-produced the director’s latest effort, Father Mother Sister Brother , which premiered yesterday at the Venice International Film Festival. During the film’s official press conference, Jarmusch responded to a question about Sequoia Capital’s parallel investment in Kela, a defense-tech startup founded by Israeli intelligence units in response to the Oct. 7 terror attack.

“My relationship with Mubi started much before that, and they were fantastic to work with on the film,” Jarmusch told reporters ( via Variety ). “I was disappointed and disconcerted by thi

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