Documentary

'Crazy, moving': Noga Erez documentary charts music star's rise through tragedy and triumph

The movie, most of which is in Hebrew, takes a fly-on-the-wall approach, chronicling their lives and mixing different styles to create a portrait of the duo that will be entertaining and interesting

JULY 11, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

NOGA EREZ performs at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, last year.

What to watch this week: The story behind ‘Shoah,’ the end of ‘The Bear,’ and a riveting ‘Betrayal’

TV TIME: 'All I Had Was Nothingness' is a kind of road movie that follows 'Shoah' creator Lanzmann through many different roads in Germany, Poland, Israel, and the US.

JULY 4, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Screening of "The Prophet" in Delray, Florida, June 8, 2026.

October 7 documentary ‘The Prophet’ to make Jerusalem debut on Thursday

Melissa Francis said she was motivated to make the film after Oct. 7 to explain Israel to viewers outside the country, particularly in the United States.

JUNE 15, 2026|ByKEN TOLTZ

Docaviv 2026 opens in Tel Aviv with global documentaries, masterclasses, and retrospectives

The 28th Docaviv festival runs through June 6, featuring Israeli and international documentaries, masterclasses with Oscar winners, retrospectives, and a focus on politics, culture, and music.

MAY 27, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

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.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

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.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByBARRY DAVIS

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.

JANUARY 24, 2025ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE

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

JANUARY 22, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

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.

JANUARY 13, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN

'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.

JANUARY 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.”

JANUARY 5, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN