Documentary

Gov't honors creators of NAZA, The True Story, that challenges Yuval Abraham's documentary claims

Tzipi Hotovely praised the film for presenting "Israel's truth and the morality of IDF soldiers" and challenging what she called "blood libels and lies" against Israel.

Filmmakers Ariel Orbuch, Roy Danino, and Hagai Gutman, creators of NAZA, The True Story receive ertificates of appreciation from National Public Diplomacy Directorate head Tzipi Hotovely on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
YARON ZILBERMAN’S documentary series ‘Nir Oz – Heaven/Hell.’

Israeli cinematheques mark October 7 with documentaries, memorial screenings

Graffiti depicting Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the directors of the documentary film NAZA, and the word "traitors" in Hebrew, on a wall in Ashdod Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

Israeli filmmakers launch counter-documentary to rebut ‘NAZA’

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor receive the Special Jury Award for "Naza" during the closing ceremony of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Italy, September 12, 2026.

'NAZA' film to be released free online as IAC plans to air Oct. 7 footage outside of screening


BBC: Gaza documentary production paid Hamas member's wife

The BBC statement came after a Thursday meeting, with the board acknowledging that there were "serious flaws in the making of this program."

Protest outside the BBC, Tuesday 25th February 2025.

BBC removes mentions of Jihad, Jews from Hamas-linked documentary

In multiple instances, the Arabic words for “Jews" were translated as “Israel” or “Israeli forces," or they were completely removed from the subtitles.

A pedestrian walks past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in central London

UK Conservatives demand BBC inquiry over alleged Hamas ties in Gaza film

BBC faces scrutiny over claims it paid Hamas-linked figures for Gaza film as Conservatives demand answers on license fee funds going towards Hamas.

Abdullah Al-Yazouri, the son of a senior Hamas official, who narrated the BBC documentary.

New documentary commemorates 'Shoah' for 40th anniversary

“I do not hesitate to say that Shoah was the greatest event in the history of our festival, the Forum of the Berlinale, maybe also the greatest event of the Berlinale itself.”

 THE 72ND BERLIN International Film Festival, also known as the Berlinale.

Hostage documentary, Holding Liat, wins major award at the Berlinale

The film details the struggle of the Beinin-Atzili family after Liat was kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7

Released hostage Liat Beinin-Atzili and her father, Yehuda Beinin, at the Holding Liat premiere.

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.