Documentary

From Euphoria to Red Hot Chili Peppers: What to watch in Israel this week

TV Time: A new Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary, Euphoria’s return, and a comedy classic lead this week’s picks.

ZENDAYA is in the third season of ‘Euphoria.’
PELAGIA RADECKA, featured in "Among Neighbors," witnessed the postwar murder of five Jews as a 15-year-old girl.

Documentary about Jews murdered after Nazi occupation threatened with ban in Poland

AUL MCCARTNEY is the executive producer of a new documentary chronicling his first steps after The Beatles broke up.

Paul McCartney's 'Man on the Run' documentary brings viewers back to the 1970s - review

Frederick Wiseman attends the "Law And Order" Photocall at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2024 in Cannes, France.

Frederick Wiseman, social institution documentary filmaker, dies at 96


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.

 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

 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.

 ‘BETTER DAYS’

'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.

 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.”

 YAIR QEDAR.

The challenge for Jewish and Israeli film festivals in the movie industry

One thing is certain: Audiences are eager to see these diverse stories of Jewish life from Israel and around the world.

A SCENE FROM ‘The Other’ by Joy Sela, which opened the Other Israel Film Festival.

New documentary explores Joe Lieberman's life

US Jewish political giant documentary set to debut next week in Jerusalem

 JOE LIEBERMAN at the 2000 Democratic Convention.

New documentary follows new attempt to find legendary hoard of Inca emperor Atahualpa

Jorge Anhalzer's team discovered an ancient Inca road matching Valverde's map, possibly leading to the lost treasure.

 Ziplining over a dangerous waterfall in Ecuador's Banos Canyon.

This year’s Anthropological Film Festival unveils more glimpses of the world about us

Since its founding, the festival has paired screenings with lectures by academics from a relevant field, or discussions by learned experts on the subject matter.

 Scene from 'Forest'

Powerful new documentary uncovers the ‘Untold Story of Iraq’s Jews’

New Documentary “The Long Journey Home : The Untold Story of Iraq’s Jews” Brings Untold Stories of a Vanishing Community to the Screen.