Palestinian filmmaker Emad Burnat was on his way to a ceremony honouring the documentary filmmakers nominated for this year’s Academy Awards but came dangerously close to missing the event after he was detained by immigration officials at LAX.
According to film director Michael Moore, Burnat, his wife and their 8-year-old son were interrogated for 1 to 2 hours by officials who did not believe that the family was in LA to attend the 2013 Oscars ceremony.
