NAZA wins Venice prize; director tells Israelis to watch — SkimNews
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- NAZA, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Guardian, won the special jury prize at the 83rd Venice film festival.
- Abraham said in his acceptance speech: "It's really important Israelis watch this film. It's our country that is doing these crimes."
- The film was shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv and reveals in detail the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
- The special jury prize is among the top honors at Venice, one of cinema's most prestigious international festivals.
Why it matters: Abraham's acceptance speech — telling Israelis "it's our country that is doing these crimes" — turned a Venice prize moment into a direct appeal to his domestic audience. A Guardian-produced film winning the festival's special jury prize brings international visibility to its documentation of mass killing in Gaza, elevating the work beyond standard war reporting audiences.
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