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A director has withdrawn his film “Atmospheric Arrivals” from one of the sections of the Berlinale film festival citing Germany’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas. “I have made the decision to withdraw my film ‘Atmospheric Arrivals’ from Berlinale Forum Extended and I will not be attending the festival,” said director Ayo Tsalithaba, who comes from Ghana and Lesotho, in a post on Instagram on Thursday evening. He said he was appalled at how artists were censored by cultural institutions and the government, especially in Germany. “I cannot in good conscience allow this to happen whil…