documentary

How two new documentaries on America post-Oct. 7 talk right past each other

What both films lack is empathy. They depict the conflict as a zero-sum game, in which talking about the other side’s pain is conceding the argument, the author writes.

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
09/04/2025

These new documentaries illuminate the post-Oct. 7 American experience

Three of the movies — including one in wide release — interview Jewish Americans about their experience with antisemitism on campus and beyond.

By GRACE GILSON/JTA
05/04/2025

'Letter to David' documentary takes a look at Gaza hostage behind the headlines

Letter to David comes at the story of David and his family from a different and highly cinematic angle, compared to a traditional documentary.

The Age of Disclosure documentary alleges 80-year US cover-up of alien encounters

Jay Stratton, former government official, claims to have seen 'non-human craft and non-human beings.'

 ANDY KAUFMAN in ‘Thank You Very Much.’

A look at the life of comic genius Andy Kaufman

TV TIME: ‘Thank You Very Much’ delves into the originality of the late Andy Kaufman.

Oscar-winning Palestinian director of 'No Other Land' released after arrest

The IDF has dismissed the claim that soldiers invaded the ambulance where Ballal sought treatment for his wounds and was subsequently taken by the military.

24/03/2025

Disturbing doc highlight systemic abuse in ultra-Orthodox education

Director Meni Philip's powerful film gives a voice to survivors of corporal punishment in haredi educational institutions, revealing how widespread abuse shapes an entire community.

Jerusalem highlights: March 7-13

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

‘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.

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."

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