Her Film Is an Oscar Nominee. It Almost Didn’t Make it to the U.S.

<p>Nominated for Best International Feature Film at this year’s Academy Awards, <em>The Voice of Hind Rajab </em>uses audio from the actual emergency call with a five-year-old girl in Gaza who was killed by Israeli forces in January 2024.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Guest:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4141599/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kaouther Ben Hania</a>, director of the Oscar-nominated film, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36943034/?ref_=nm_knf_c_1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Voice of Hind Rajab</em></a><em>.</em></p><br><p>Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your …