Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleYuval Abraham and Rachel Szor attend the 'Naza' screening (Reuters)A new documentary titled Naza, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, set a historic record by receiving a 24.5-minute standing ovation at its Venice Film Festival premiere. The film explores Israeli military operations in Gaza and features testimonies from 24 Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers discussing surveillance systems, remote bombing, and civilian collateral damage. During the emotionally charged premiere, directors Abraham and Szor grew teary-eyed while several audience members held up Palestinian flags. Naza broke the previous Venice Film Festival record for the longest standing ovation, which was previously held by The Voice of Hind Rajab at 22 minutes. Produced by The Guardian and James Wilson with executive producer Jonathan Glazer, the documentary expands upon investigative reporting published between 2023 and 2025 by +972 Magazine, Local Call, and The Guardian. In fullNew Gaza documentary breaks film festival standing ovation recordMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Gaza documentary gets historic 24-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleYuval Abraham and Rachel Szor attend the 'Naza' screening (Reuters)A new documentary titled Naza, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, set a historic record by receiving a 24.5-minute standing ovation at its Venice Film Festival premiere. The film explores Israeli military operations in Gaza and features testimonies from 24 Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers discussing surveillance systems, remote bombing, and civilian collateral damage. During the emotionally charged premiere, directors Abraham and Szor grew teary-eyed while several audience members held up Palestinian flags. Naza broke the previous Venice Film Festival record for the longest standing ovation, which was previously held by The Voice of Hind Rajab at 22 minutes. Produced by The Guardian and James Wilson with executive producer Jonathan Glazer, the documentary expands upon investigative reporting published between 2023 and 2025 by +972 Magazine, Local Call, and The Guardian. In fullNew Gaza documentary breaks film festival standing ovation recordMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
