Israeli Film 'Nezah' to Screen in 56 Countries, Free Online Release Planned

The British newspaper The Guardian, which produced the documentary film 'Nezah,' announced that the film will be distributed for full-length viewing in 56 countries worldwide starting Monday, September 28. The film will have its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival this coming weekend.

The Guardian, along with the film's directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Shore, has invited Israeli cinemas to screen the film free of charge. Abraham stated that the film "will be accessible online for free, indefinitely, so that everyone can watch it and the soldiers' testimonies, due to public interest and importance." He added that this would happen "in a few weeks, in November, at the earliest date we could determine."

Abraham wrote on social media that the film was made "to spark public discussion." He described the decision to screen the film in Israeli cinemas as "brave in the face of great violence aimed at its concealment." Abraham noted that he has been writing about the army's fire policy in Gaza in Hebrew for three years, and while his investigations were previously ignored in Israel, "now for the first time something has cracked the screen of neglect." He acknowledged a difficult week but also expressed receiving much support, asserting that "threats will not help." Abraham and Shore plan to return to Israel to "continue to fight for the future of this place."