Venice Film Festival Adds Politically-Charged Documentary 'Naza'

The documentary, produced

Naza builds on revelations first published about Naza was produced Glazer is an executive producer on Naza . According to the producers, the film's title comes from a military acronym euphemistically used in Gaza. For related coverage, explore our detailed analysis on Technology and Digital Systems.

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The doc will have its world premiere in Venice on Sept. 10. It is the only feature documentary picked for competition this year.

Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor are two of the four co-directors of No Other Land , the Oscar-winning documentary that chronicled violent evictions of Palestinians from their homes in the occupied West Bank.

Broader Impact and Sector Outlook

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict took center stage at the Venice Film festival last year, with the world premiere of The Voice of Hind Rajab , a ticking-clock docudrama from Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania about efforts to save a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed [The Israeli military inquiry last week confirmed an official inquiry into Hind Rajab’s death, a move Ben Hania has dismissed as “a smokescreen.”]

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Ahead of the 2025 festival, thousands had marched on the Lido to protest Israeli military action in Gaza, and a group of international filmmakers and artists had pressed Barbera to take a “clear and unambiguous stand” ” He didn’t, though he expressed his “huge sadness and suffering vis-à-vis what is happening in Gaza and Palestine.”

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival runs Sept. 2-12.

Ahead of the 2025 festival, thousands had marched on the Lido to protest Israeli military action in Gaza, and a group of international filmmakers and artists had pressed Barbera to take a “clear and unambiguous stand” ” He didn’t, though he expressed his “huge sadness and suffering vis-à-vis what is happening in Gaza and Palestine.”

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival runs Sept.

The Venice Film Festival has added Naza , a politically-charged documentary from No Other Land filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor to its competition line-up for this year.