Israeli-made film about Gaza civilian deaths to debut in Venice
The documentary uses anonymous testimony from 24 Israeli insiders to show how surveillance and AI-guided strikes were used in Gaza.
- 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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A new documentary by Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor about the mass killings of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip received a 25-minute standing ovation from the audience at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, an AFP reporter reported.
Israeli whistleblowers detail Gaza civilian toll in Venice film; get 25-minute ovation at premier
A Venice Film Festival documentary alleges routine mass civilian deaths in Gaza. "NAZA" uses testimony from Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers. It describes an AI-assisted targeting system designed to hit civilian spaces. The film draws parallels between the actions and historical dehumanization patterns. Directors highlight the contrast between Tel Aviv life and Gaza's devastation.
In Yuval Abraham's documentary "Naza" 24 Israeli soldiers and secret services speak about the war in Gaza. They describe war crimes from a distance, as an office job that is even fun for some.
»Naza« documents war crimes committed by the Israeli military in Gaza. The film is shocking, but it does not belong in the competition of Venice.
Venice, 10 Sep. (askanews) -In Venice, the documentary "Naza" by Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor (amongst the four Oscar winners for 'No Other Land') was presented in the Competition, in order to "make it harder to deny the system of killings" in Gaza," said the creators. Abraham and Szor claimed to have collected evidence from 24 Israeli military and intelligence figures who agreed to testify in front of the cameras in Tel Aviv …
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