Documentary filmmaker, co-director of NAZA; Israeli insights into Gaza war. Venice premiere spotlight.
A documentary by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor presents 24 Israeli military insiders describing an AI‑assisted system used to identify targets for assassination in Gaza. The film, titled NAZA, is the sole documentary in competition at Venice and has drawn intense, mixed reactions for its portrayal of civilian deaths and the Israeli war effort.
Venice Film Festival names NAZA, by Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, as the festival’s only documentary in competition. The film, shot at night from Tel Aviv rooftops, examines what the filmmakers describe as Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. It builds on reporting by +972, Local Call and The Guardian, with production by The Guardian and JW Films and executive producing by Jonathan Glazer. The festival runs 2–12 September.