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MUBI CEO Efe Cakarel has addressed the ongoing controversy over the company’s recent $100 million investment from Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm that was found to have ties to several companies connected to the Israeli military. In a lengthy statement shared with the press Thursday, August 14, Cakarel clarified the profits MUBI generates do not fund other companies in …

Mubi founder and CEO Efe Cakarel has penned an emotional letter addressed to the filmmaking community in response to the backlash surrounding the company’s new investor, Sequoia Capital, and its ties to the Israeli military. Mubi, an arthouse distributor and producer with a mission to champion independent voices in cinema, has been under fire since securing a $100 million investment …