Documentary
Docaviv 2026 reveals the Israeli film lineup
Twelve new films have been chosen for the Israeli competition. They include Soccer for the Soul, by Avida Livny, and Shalom, by Meital Zvieli.
British broadcaster David Attenborough turns 100, notable for not joining anti-Israel boycotts
How ‘Soul of a Nation’ documentary helps defend Israel
'God Speaks Yiddish': A humorous peek into Israeli ultra-Orthodoxy
TV Time: from stories of October 7 to Baz Luhrmann classics
The new Kan 11 documentary series follows the experiences of several families who lost close relatives in the massacre and who have no easy path forward. The first episode starts just after October
David Attenborough makes history at 99, winning Daytime Emmy award for orangutan doc.
Now 99 years old, Attenborough beat the previous winner Dick Van Dyke who set his own record at 98 in 2024.
Holocaust survivor and member of group plot to kill six million Germans dead at 105
Yehuda 'Idek' Friedman, a Krakow-born Holocaust survivor and member of Nakam, has died at 105. He recounted the group's revenge plots in later interviews.
‘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.
