Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Boards Palestinian Art and Resistance Documentary ‘Freedom Theatre’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Aug 30, 2026 11:34pm PT Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Boards Palestinian Art and Resistance Documentary ‘Freedom Theatre’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Director Rishi Pelham’s second feature film centers on Ahmed Tobasi and the renowned theater located in the Jenin refugee camp

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Palestinian artist Ahmed Tobasi in 'Freedom Theatre' Courtesy of Rishi Pelham/Bathtub Films

Singer-songwriter and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has signed on as executive producer on filmmaker Rishi Pelham’s debut feature documentary, “Freedom Theatre.”

Described as “an immersive and sensory character study,” the film follows resistance fighter turned artist Ahmed Tobasi into the creative heart of the Jenin refugee camp in Palestine, where he fights to keep his theater open amidst imminent destruction.

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