Israeli-made film about Gaza civilian deaths to debut in Venice
The film uses Israeli military testimony to examine the bombing of Gaza and was produced by the team behind Oscar winner The Zone of Interest.
- On Thursday, Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered their new documentary "NAZA" at the Venice Film Festival, promising fresh revelations about the bombing of Gaza based on testimony from Israeli forces.
- The film's title, "NAZA," is an acronym Israeli intelligence uses to indicate expected civilian deaths in airstrikes; the documentary features revelatory interviews with 24 anonymous Israeli military intelligence officers involved in surveillance and remote killing operations.
- Produced by British newspaper The Guardian and the Oscar-winning team behind "The Zone of Interest," Jim Wilson and Jonathan Glazer, the documentary involved three years of secret work to document these systemic military operations.
- Several films focusing on the Gaza conflict joined this year's Venice Film Festival program, including "Citizen Osama," which premiered last week and is competing for a 2027 Academy Award nomination.
- While Israel denies deliberately targeting civilians, blaming Hamas for hiding among the population, actress Susan Sarandon noted this week that the narrative regarding Western military support for Israel has "completely changed.
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Documentary about killing of civilians in Gaza to premiere at Venice Film Festival
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Israeli-made film about Gaza civilian deaths to debut in Venice
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