Documentary

Remembering Haim Yavin, the voice that defined Israeli television news

A personal remembrance of Haim Yavin, whose calm authority, historic “mahapach” broadcast, and commitment to independent journalism shaped Israeli television news.

|ByKEN TOLTZ
Israeli television anchor and documentary filmmaker Haim Yavin attends a debate organized by the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on March 06, 2013.
US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to reporters, as members of Congress work to resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement and avert a looming partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, January 30, 2026.

Kushner, Witkoff unable to handle Iran due to conflict of interest, Graham said - report

Graham had agreed to participate because he wanted the film to document his Senate career and encourage others to enter public service.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NOGA EREZ performs at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, last year.

'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

|ByHANNAH BROWN
‘ALL I HAD WAS NOTHINGNESS’

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.

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Jerusalem highlights: March 7-13

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

MARCH 7, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Martha Argerich

‘No Other Land’: The Israeli-Palestinian documentary at the Oscars

The film has already won numerous awards worldwide, and it was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at this year’s Oscars, which took place on Sunday night.

MARCH 3, 2025ByHANNAH ROZENBLAT
FILMMAKER YUVAL ABRAHAM talks about ‘No Other Land’ with moderator Idit Avrahami at Cinema Spiegel in Jerusalem in February.

BBC: Gaza documentary production paid Hamas member's wife

The BBC statement came after a Thursday meeting, with the board acknowledging that there were "serious flaws in the making of this program."

MARCH 2, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Protest outside the BBC, Tuesday 25th February 2025.

BBC removes mentions of Jihad, Jews from Hamas-linked documentary

In multiple instances, the Arabic words for “Jews" were translated as “Israel” or “Israeli forces," or they were completely removed from the subtitles.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A pedestrian walks past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in central London

UK Conservatives demand BBC inquiry over alleged Hamas ties in Gaza film

BBC faces scrutiny over claims it paid Hamas-linked figures for Gaza film as Conservatives demand answers on license fee funds going towards Hamas.

FEBRUARY 25, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Abdullah Al-Yazouri, the son of a senior Hamas official, who narrated the BBC documentary.

New documentary commemorates 'Shoah' for 40th anniversary

“I do not hesitate to say that Shoah was the greatest event in the history of our festival, the Forum of the Berlinale, maybe also the greatest event of the Berlinale itself.”

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
THE 72ND BERLIN International Film Festival, also known as the Berlinale.

Hostage documentary, Holding Liat, wins major award at the Berlinale

The film details the struggle of the Beinin-Atzili family after Liat was kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7

FEBRUARY 22, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Released hostage Liat Beinin-Atzili and her father, Yehuda Beinin, at the Holding Liat premiere.

BBC slammed for featuring Gazan child with alleged Hamas connections in documentary

The documentary, titled Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, tells the story of four Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war.

FEBRUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palestinians seen in the city of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, February 17, 2025

Hostage film, ‘Letter to David,’ premieres in Berlin

“There’s a great nobility of spirit and strength about the whole Cunio family. They gave me their trust and cooperation to tell their story," said Shoval.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
DAVID AND Eitan Cunio at their audition for Tom Shoval’s film ‘Youth,’ from the documentary, ‘Letter to David.’

Tom Shoval’s hostage documentary, Letter to David, premieres in Berlin

The documentary tells the story of David Cunio, a hostage abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7.

FEBRUARY 15, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
David and Eitan Cunio at their audition for Youth, from the documentary, Letter to David.