A documentary titled "NAZA" by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 11, 2026, featuring testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders about AI-assisted mass killing of Gaza civilians. The film won the festival's Special Jury Prize on September 12.
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A new documentary from two Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers that promises to shed light on Israel's killing of civilians in Gaza is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. "NAZA" by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor promises fresh revelations about the bombing of Gaza based on testimony from Israeli forces. "Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the sys
Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian Testimony from 24 Israeli military insiders on the secret systems used in the war on Gaza has been revealed in a new documentary film about the mass killing of Palestinian civilians. NAZA, a film from the Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel
A new documentary from two Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers provides damning new testimony about AI-enabled mass killings in Gaza from the men and women who took part, the directors told AFP on Thursday ahead of its premiere in Venice. Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor said they had collected evidence from 24 different Israeli military or intelligence figures who agreed to testify on camera in Tel Avi
NAZA, an 80-minute documentary by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, premiered in competition at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on September 10 and received a standing ovation that outlets put at about 24.5 to 25 minutes. Several publications described it as a Venice or major-festival record [thenationalnews.com#1][variety.com#1][deadline.com#1][aljazeera.com#2][france24.com#1]. Abra
A film documenting Israel's use of artificial intelligence to facilitate the mass killing of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip received a record 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. "NAZA" details the brutal Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory through anonymous interviews with two dozen whistleblowers from the Israeli military or intelligence servi
A chilling new documentary about Israel's AI-powered mass killing of civilians in Gaza from two Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers received a 25-minute ovation at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. The audience clapped continuously for Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after the screening, an AFP reporter witnessed, setting what is thought to be a new record in Venice after a 23-minut
A chilling new documentary about Israel’s AI-powered mass killing of civilians in Gaza from two Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers received a 25-minute ovation at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. The audience clapped continuously for Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after the screening, setting what is thought to be a record in Venice after a 23-minute ovation for another film abou
NAZA, an 80-minute documentary by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival on September 10 and received a standing ovation estimated at about 24.5 to 25 minutes [thenationalnews.com#1][france24.com#1][variety.com#1][deadline.com#1]. The film draws on testimony from 24 Israeli military and intelligence sources and examines how Israeli fo
'NAZA', the new documentary by 'No Other Land' filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, earned a record-breaking 24.5-minute standing ovation following its premiere – the longest-ever ovation recorded at the Venice Film Festival.
Mass civilian deaths were routinely built into Israeli military targeting decisions in Gaza, according to a Venice Film Festival documentary unveiled on Thursday that challenges official accounts of the war. "NAZA", directed by Israeli journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, received a 25-minute standing ovation at its premiere, by far the longest of the festival so far this year.
> The [Israeli] directors behind the Venice Film Festival documentary "NAZA" [...] hoped their film's testimony from Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers on the killing of civilians in Gaza would make it difficult for audiences to turn a blind eye https://www. reuters.com/video/watch/idRW18 2310092026RP1/
A chilling new documentary about Israel's AI-assisted killing of civilians in Gaza by two Israeli directors won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. "NAZA", by Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, had been tipped by some critics for the top Golden Lion prize for best film after a record-breaking 25-minute ovation at its premiere on Thursday. Recei
'NAZA,' Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's documentary on 'the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza,' won the Venice Film Festival's third-place award. Its premiere received a record 25-minute standing ovation