An Israeli documentary that claims to “[reveal] in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza,” has been added to the competition lineup at the Venice International Film Festival, organizers announce.
“Naza,” directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the team behind the Oscar-winning “No Other Land” about abuses in the West Bank, will debut at the festival on September 10.
The film, which a press release says was shot “at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv,” is based on reporting that appeared in the Israeli left-wing activist outlets +972 Magazine and Local Call, and the UK’s Guardian, at least some of which has been challenged by the Israel Defense Forces.
“Naza” is a reference to a Hebrew acronym for collateral damage, used by the military.
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