Cinema
Too Scared to Speak, Arab Voters May Rescue Israel’s Filmmakers
Too frightened to be quoted, Palestinian citizens of Israel voted in record numbers. Their 19 seats may decide the fate of its filmmakers and of anyone who dares speak.
Rachel Szor
Cinema
Netanyahu Couldn’t Stop NAZA. Now Hollywood Wants a Piece of It
Hollywood shunned No Other Land and Hind Rajab, then left NAZA alone until the Gaza film made money. Now Neon has joined it, and the pro-Israel grip on Hollywood is slipping.
Cinema
Israeli Filmmakers Hunted at Home and Boycotted Abroad
Netanyahu has set the Shin Bet on the soldiers who spoke to NAZA, as Geneva shuns Israel's Oscar entry. Israel's storytellers are hunted at home and boycotted abroad.
Cinema
Israel Makes Its Own NAZA but Keeps Gaza Shut to Journalists
As NAZA fills cinemas, Israel's embassies promote a rival film with the same name, made with the army's help. Gaza stays closed to the reporters who could test both.
Cinema
NAZA Opens Worldwide as Israeli Officials Threaten Its Directors
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's Venice prizewinner about AI-assisted targeting in Gaza is heading to cinemas in 56 territories, then free online, while Israeli officials threaten the directors' citizenship.