Documentary

What to watch this week: The story behind ‘Shoah,’ the end of ‘The Bear,’ and a riveting ‘Betrayal’

TV TIME: 'All I Had Was Nothingness' is a kind of road movie that follows 'Shoah' creator Lanzmann through many different roads in Germany, Poland, Israel, and the US.

‘ALL I HAD WAS NOTHINGNESS’
Screening of "The Prophet" in Delray, Florida, June 8, 2026.

October 7 documentary ‘The Prophet’ to make Jerusalem debut on Thursday

Meir Shalev

Docaviv 2026 opens in Tel Aviv with global documentaries, masterclasses, and retrospectives

A SCENE from ‘One Eye Open,’ which tells the story of a group of soldiers in reserve duty during the Israel-Hamas War.

‘One Eye Open’ documentary wins award


Powerful new documentary uncovers the ‘Untold Story of Iraq’s Jews’

New Documentary “The Long Journey Home : The Untold Story of Iraq’s Jews” Brings Untold Stories of a Vanishing Community to the Screen.


Son, grandson of Auschwitz commander Rudolf Höss battle demons in new documentary

Kai Höss and his 87-year-old father, Hans Jürgen Höss, recently confronted their family's legacy by participating in the 2024 documentary "The Commandant's Shadow."

 Execution platform in Auschwitz where Rudolf Höss was hanged in 1947.

'Collective failure': The Guardian apologizes for review that criticized October 7 documentary

"This was a collective failure of process and we apologise for any offence caused," the paper wrote in their apology.

 A tour with the families of the abductees in Kibbutz Beeri

Guardian review of Oct. 7 documentary laments “demonizing” of Hamas

Guardian writer Stuart Jeffries said, “Indeed, [the documentary] does a good job of demonizing Gazans, first as testosterone-crazed Hamas killers, later as shameless civilian looters..."

 The remains of a family home in Kibbutz Be'eri following the deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip

First TV drama about October 7 to debut on anniversary of massacre

While we have seen news clips and interviews about that day, this series dramatizes them to great effect.

 A SCENE from ‘One Day in October.'

Oct. 7 anniversary to be marked on the small screen

Israeli channels will be showing documentaries, films and anthologies about October 7.

 Screams before Silence (28/4/2024)

Documentary on the Nova festival massacre wins German TV Award

Those who had seen the film include survivors of the festival attack as well as US congresspeople from both major parties.

 The Nova Massacre Scene

Supernova music festival documentary debuts on TV

TV Week: A new documentary about the Supernova music festival will debut; Where Will You Go keeps it short and sweet; The Zweiflers is like a Jewish Succession.

Keshet Casarotti-Kalfa has become the symbol of 'We Will Dance Again'

'The Killing Roads': Igal Hecht's new documentary on Oct. 7 massacre

‘This project was never about money’: Exposing truth about Hamas massacre and challenging narratives, 'The Killing Roads' documentary launches Oct. 1.

 IGAL HECHT films at the car graveyard, just off Road 232.

Featuring unseen footage: 'The Bibi Files' premiers at Toronto Film Festival

The footage includes interviews with Netanyahu, his wife Sara, and his son Yair, showing criminal investigations dating to 2016-2018.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in an interrogation room (illustrative)