Documentary
Amsterdam film fest to exclude Israeli state-funded submission
IDFA is rejecting Israeli state-funded films and organizations like DocAviv, citing ties to a government that violates human rights. Israeli professionals call the move a blow to artistic freedom.
TV Time: from stories of October 7 to Baz Luhrmann classics
David Attenborough makes history at 99, winning Daytime Emmy award for orangutan doc.
Holocaust survivor and member of group plot to kill six million Germans dead at 105
‘A Burning Man’ wins Best Israeli Feature Prize at the Haifa International Film Festival
The awards were announced in a ceremony on Sunday night.
Delving into Cold War with 'The Last Spy' documentary on German Jew who rose to the top of CIA
The film had its Israeli premiere at the 41st Haifa International Film Festival, which runs until October 14.
On Paramount+, Apple TV, HBO and more, Oct. 7 emerges as cinematic subgenre
As the shockwaves of Oct. 7 spread around the world, another crop of films has examined how the attacks reverberated across the Jewish Diaspora and within movements for and against Israel’s war.
'The Road Between Us': How an ex-IDF general saved his son on October 7, 2023
The Road Between Us opens in theaters throughout the US on October 3 and will be shown twice at the Haifa International Film Festival, which runs from October 5-14.
Laughs and tears: A look at the 41st Haifa International Film Festival
The festival will take a pause late in the evening of October 7, and the official ceremony marking the massacre will be broadcast in the Rapaport Auditorium, for free.
Gary Shteyngart reflects on his botched bris in a new short film
Told with humor, sensitivity, and pain, the 20-minute film — shot almost entirely in black and white — is directed by Dana Ben-Ari.
Why the '1948' documentary is controversial and honoring Redford
Most of Redford's biggest hits are on Apple TV+, including "The Way We Were" with Barbra Streisand.
Documentary: The motorcycle journey that helped me beat cancer
Assaf Rahamim, a top Israeli extreme sports photographer and motorcyclist, shares how his Balkan mountains journey became a therapeutic path to beating cancer.
TORN: The film that captures New York’s poster wars after October 7
TORN, Nim Shapira’s new documentary, examines how hostage posters became symbols of solidarity for some, and targets for others, on New York’s streets.
Up close and personal with Yehoram Gaon
A new documentary about the beloved Israeli entertainer chronicles his life.
'Letter to David', about hostage David Cunio, to be shown in Tel Aviv
Letter to David is a moving documentary about David Cunio, who was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz alongside his family by Hamas on October 7.
