Susan Sarandon alleges she has been excluded from several film projects for criticizing Israel

American actress Susan Sarandon has been excluded from several projects as a critic of Israel, at a press conference at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday.

Sarandon took thefilm The Echo Chambe r to the Golden Lion contest, and while explaining to the press, he wasasked whether he had paid a price for the public defence of Palestine. "I think the story has changed completely in terms of the historical importance of Palestine and the ties of Zionism to the United States in our politics," the actor replied, "that there is a change in the narrative, but he has also acknowledged that he has been excludedfrom some projects by criticism of Israel.

So he said that some studios have decided not to hire him because of his opinions,  "I recently got some films taken from me because some agencies still tell people not to hire, but that's the structure of power, I feel welcome among people, and especially internationally," he added.

Sarandon, along with Italian Luca Marinelli and Swedish Alicia Vikander, has presented the film The Echo Chamber, based on the latest screenplay by the late Bernardo Bertolucci. The American actress has publicly thanked the director of this film, Andrea Pallaoro, for selecting her for this project.

"I thank Andrea for ignoring these warnings," he said, denouncing that there are still "deeply entrenched positions within the industry."