Gaza
Amsterdam’s IDFA Adds Ava DuVernay’s ‘14th,’ Laura Poitras’ ‘They’re Here’
The doc fest’s short docs competition will include a film that “follows Israeli tourists who travel to the border of Gaza to make a spectacle of the devastation of the Palestinian people.”
- By
‘NAZA’ Premieres in the U.S., Seeking Change and Stoking Controversy
The Israeli-army whistleblower doc arrives on these shores via the NYFF, leaving a cloud of explosive smoke in its wake.
- By
Israel-Gaza War Documentary ‘NAZA’ Sets Global Theatrical Release Plans
Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s Venice award winner will hit cinemas in 56 territories from Sept. 28.
- By
‘NAZA’ Israel-Gaza War Doc Sets U.S. Theatrical Release
The film from 'No Other Land' directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, has generated backlash and acclaim since its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
- By
Israel, Palestine and the Films No One Will Buy
From Palestinian-focused Watermelon Pictures to new Jewish financing platform Shooq, a parallel industry is forming around the films the majors won't touch.
- By
‘NAZA’ Review: A Sober and Indispensable Doc Highlights the Immoral, State-of-the-Art Killing Machine Employed by the IDF in Gaza
The Guardian served as producer, and Jonathan Glazer as executive producer, on this exposé by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, part of the directing team behind 2024 Oscar winner 'No Other Land.'
- By
Oscars: Switzerland Picks Gaza Doc ‘Who is Still Alive’ as Best International Feature Submission
Nicolas Wadimoff’s documentary follows nine Palestinians who share their stories of survival and exile after escaping the violence in Gaza.
- By
Press Freedom Group Reviews Gaza Journalist Casualty Database
The Committee to Protect Journalists says Palestinian militant groups published obituaries for fighters earlier listed as reporters, prompting the removal of their names.
- By
Will Politics Take Over Cannes This Year?
Debate over the war in Gaza overshadowed the movies at the Berlin Film Festival. Will polemics — over Gaza, Iran and Trump — do the same in Cannes?
- By
Gaza Doctors Doc Wins BAFTA TV Award, Team Calls Out BBC for Shelving Project: “We Refuse to Be Silenced and Censored”
In the biggest political moment of the London award night, the exec producer asked if BAFTA TV Awards broadcaster BBC would also not show the team's critical acceptance speech.
- By
Poh Si Teng Talks Emptying Her Bank Account to Direct ‘American Doctor’: “A Year Into the Gaza Genocide, I Didn’t Have Any More Words”
The filmmaker spoke during a morning session at the Copenhagen documentary festival's CPH:Conference about moving from producing to directing and her hopes for the project.
- By
‘Collapse’ Review: A Stark and Scathing Meditation on the War in Gaza, Told from the Israeli Side of the Border
Director Anat Even’s first-person documentary was shot in the wake of the October 7th massacre, chronicling the devastation both in Israel and Gaza.
- By