Oscar Winners Abraham & Szor Drop 'NAZA': Israeli Docs Go Deeper on Gaza

The co-directors behind last year's Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land" aren't stepping back from the hard questions. Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor brought their new film "NAZA" to Venice, a late-night production shot across Tel Aviv rooftops that digs into the mechanics of military operations in Gaza.

What makes it bold: the pair interviewed 24 Israeli soldiers under conditions of near-total secrecy to piece together what they're framing as a system-level breakdown. Abraham and Szor are moving past the surface-level debate—they're saying there's still massive denial about what's actually happening, and they wanted to let the people in the middle speak to that.

For two Israeli filmmakers to bring this kind of work to a major festival takes stones. They're not chasing viral outrage; they're building a case with primary sources and rooftop surveillance. The film's already hot-button, which means it's probably doing something real.

Whether "NAZA" lands with the same cultural weight as "No Other Land" remains to be seen, but these directors clearly aren't interested in playing it safe.

Read the full story at Variety → https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/no-other-land-directors-new-doc-naza-idf-soldiers-1236855894/