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


'We Will Dance Again': Documentary on Nova music festival massacre nominated for PGA award

The documentary retells the murder, abduction and violence inflicted by Hamas as they invaded southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

 Israelis visit the site of the Supernova music festival massacre in southern Israel, during the the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, October 24, 2024.

Israeli documentary ‘Outsider. Freud’ looks at the life of a genius

Qedar said the film will be shown on January 9 in the Freud Museum in Vienna. “That will be a very powerful night, like a séance. I’m very curious how the film will be accepted.”

 YAIR QEDAR.

The challenge for Jewish and Israeli film festivals in the movie industry

One thing is certain: Audiences are eager to see these diverse stories of Jewish life from Israel and around the world.

A SCENE FROM ‘The Other’ by Joy Sela, which opened the Other Israel Film Festival.

New documentary explores Joe Lieberman's life

US Jewish political giant documentary set to debut next week in Jerusalem

 JOE LIEBERMAN at the 2000 Democratic Convention.

New documentary follows new attempt to find legendary hoard of Inca emperor Atahualpa

Jorge Anhalzer's team discovered an ancient Inca road matching Valverde's map, possibly leading to the lost treasure.

 Ziplining over a dangerous waterfall in Ecuador's Banos Canyon.

This year’s Anthropological Film Festival unveils more glimpses of the world about us

Since its founding, the festival has paired screenings with lectures by academics from a relevant field, or discussions by learned experts on the subject matter.

 Scene from 'Forest'

Powerful new documentary uncovers the ‘Untold Story of Iraq’s Jews’

New Documentary “The Long Journey Home : The Untold Story of Iraq’s Jews” Brings Untold Stories of a Vanishing Community to the Screen.


Son, grandson of Auschwitz commander Rudolf Höss battle demons in new documentary

Kai Höss and his 87-year-old father, Hans Jürgen Höss, recently confronted their family's legacy by participating in the 2024 documentary "The Commandant's Shadow."

 Execution platform in Auschwitz where Rudolf Höss was hanged in 1947.

'Collective failure': The Guardian apologizes for review that criticized October 7 documentary

"This was a collective failure of process and we apologise for any offence caused," the paper wrote in their apology.

 A tour with the families of the abductees in Kibbutz Beeri

Guardian review of Oct. 7 documentary laments “demonizing” of Hamas

Guardian writer Stuart Jeffries said, “Indeed, [the documentary] does a good job of demonizing Gazans, first as testosterone-crazed Hamas killers, later as shameless civilian looters..."

 The remains of a family home in Kibbutz Be'eri following the deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip