Author Arundhati Roy Cancels Berlinale Appearance Due To Jury’s “Stay Out Of Politics” Comments: “I Am Shocked & Disgusted”

Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy says she has cancelled her planned attendance at the Berlin Film Festival due to comments made at this year’s jury presser that artists should stay out of politics. Fielding questions about the war in Gaza and whether films can affect political change,