Current sectionArt & CultureShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMichal Weits, the artistic director of Docaviv. Credit: Eyal TagarIsrael's largest documentary film festival is back with an array of local and international films, including many from countries that have experienced war and oppressive regimes themselves. 'No matter what you do, you can't stop creation,' says artistic director Michal Weits05:00 PM • May 27 2026 IDTDocaviv – Israel's largest documentary film festival, based in Tel Aviv – has run for nearly three decades, showcasing movies from Israel and around the world. It has survived several wars and a global pandemic, during which it went online. This year, though, its organizers weren't sure it was going to happen at all.In the NewsDefying War, Boycott and Threats of Censorship, Docaviv 2026 to Open in Tel AvivIn Tel Aviv, an Exhibition Turns Israel's 'Enemies of the State' Into ArtHow a Portrait of an Australian Jewish Leader Humanizes an Anguished Community'The Mandalorian and Grogu' Is Another Uninspired 'Star Wars' Offering'Barren and Desolate': Mark Twain Wasn't the Only American Miffed by PalestineRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23'It Was Okay to Be Crazy': IDF Soldiers Discuss Moral Decay in LebanonNetanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but Truth