HATE
CRIME UK BAN - DIRECTOR JAMES CULLEN BRESSACK RELEASES STATEMENT
Monday
9th March 2015 – James Cullen Bressack, director of HATE CRIME, which has
been banned in the UK, said today:
"As
a Jewish man, and a victim of anti -Semitic hate, I made a horror film that
depicts the very thing that haunts my dreams. As an artist I wanted to
tell a story to remind us that we live in a dangerous world; a world where
racial violence is on the rise.
It
saddens me to learn that censorship is still alive and well. As a critic and
journalist, you should at least see the film you are criticizing and do your
research to learn that the filmmaker is Jewish. However I have to admit that I
do appreciate the press."
He
added: "As a fan of Simon Thompson's work and the Huffington Post, I'm
disappointed he didn't see my movie."
TheHorrorShow.TV's
Jack Bowyer revealed that the Video On Demand service and Nerdly Presents will
be potentially platforming other Bressack titles.
He
commented: "Like James, we are disappointed not to be able to bring Hate
Crime to the UK, as planned. However, we are pleased to announce that we are in
the process of submitting some of James's other films to the BBFC, so that we
can bring this distinctive and important filmmaker's voice to UK horror fans,
along with other exciting titles under our partnership with Nerdly
Presents."
THE
BBFC announced last week HATE CRIME, the first release in a new joint VOD
venture between geek blog Nerdly.co.uk and TheHorrorShow.TV - has officially
been banned in the UK. It is one of only four horror movies officially refused
classification by the BBFC since 2009, the others being Grotesque, The
Bunny Game and The
Human Centipede 2,
later released with nearly 3 minutes of cuts.
HATE CRIME tells the story of a Jewish family, having just arrived in a
new neighbourhood, who are recording their youngest son's birthday celebrations
on video when their home is suddenly invaded by a bunch of crystal-meth-crazed
neo-Nazi lunatics.
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