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.

Meir Shalev
A drone view shows an artist from the Sand In Your Eye art team putting the finishing touches to a giant sand portrait of David Attenborough to mark the conservationist's 100th birthday, on the beach in Morecambe, Britain, May 6, 2026.

British broadcaster David Attenborough turns 100, notable for not joining anti-Israel boycotts

Dismantles anti-Israel propaganda: Soul of a Nation

How ‘Soul of a Nation’ documentary helps defend Israel

There will be a special screening of the documentary 'God Speaks Yiddish' by the humorous Tuvia Tenenboim on April 29 at Nefesh B'Nefesh in Tel Aviv.

'God Speaks Yiddish': A humorous peek into Israeli ultra-Orthodoxy


BBC slammed for featuring Gazan child with alleged Hamas connections in documentary

The documentary, titled Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, tells the story of four Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war.

 Palestinians seen in the city of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, February 17, 2025

Hostage film, ‘Letter to David,’ premieres in Berlin

“There’s a great nobility of spirit and strength about the whole Cunio family. They gave me their trust and cooperation to tell their story," said Shoval.

 DAVID AND Eitan Cunio at their audition for Tom Shoval’s film ‘Youth,’ from the documentary, ‘Letter to David.’

Tom Shoval’s hostage documentary, Letter to David, premieres in Berlin

The documentary tells the story of David Cunio, a hostage abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7.

David and Eitan Cunio at their audition for Youth, from the documentary, Letter to David.

'The Gaza Syndrome' series looks at past failures, 80 for Brady is a fun light-hearted watch

Check out the series, movies and shows hitting Israel's screens this week.

 KAN’S THREE-PART series, ‘The Gaza Syndrome.’

Louis Theroux to record new BBC documentary on ‘extreme’ West Bank settlers

The documentary will look at the "fundamentalists" fueling "settler expansionism up close, and the human cost it entails."

Documentarian Louis Theroux attends the 25th MOBO Awards in London, Britain November 30, 2022.

Hostage documentary to tell the Nir Oz story of ‘The Cunios’

The documentary tells the harrowing story of an Argentine-Israeli family taken hostage in the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz, with ties to Pope Francis and global efforts for their release.

 Hamas captivity survivor Danielle Aloni holds posters of her brother-in-law David Cunio and his brother Ariel Cunio, who remain hostages in Gaza.

Listening to October 7 survivors is a crucial part of their healing process - opinion

Holocaust survivor interviewer Dori Laub inspires October 7 survivor testimony project.

 OHAD UFAZ (left), one of the founders of Edut710, listens to testimony from one of the survivors of October 7.

Egyptian human rights activist Majed el-Shafie highlights Israeli struggles in new documentary

The documentary recounts the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel and calls for action against extremist ideologies.

 THE SITE of the Nova music festival massacre.

The Wedding Plan is a light-hearted comedy, Protection series offers suspenseful drama

TV week in Israeli culture

 MODERN ISRAELI comedy, ‘The Wedding Plan.’

Docaviv Galilee showing the best of documentary cinema

This year’s edition will feature about 20 movies by leading filmmakers from Israel, including premieres as well as a rich selection of the best documentary cinema from the past year.

 ‘BETTER DAYS’