Documentary

Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary

Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!, a two-part HBO documentary debuting this week, is a career-spanning portrait of one of American comedy’s most influential figures.

JANUARY 22, 2026|BySTEPHEN SILVER/JTA

MEL BROOKS and Judd Apatow attend the Los Angeles premiere of HBO Documentary Films' Mel Brooks: 99 Year Old Man! at Ted Mann Theater at the Academy Museum on January 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Noa Aharoni’s documentary ‘Eyes Wide Open’ tells the devastating story of the female border observers from the Nahal Oz IDF base, whose warnings about Hamas activity were ignored.

'Public broadcasting is not a luxury': Filmmakers defend KAN documentaries

Speaking out for public funding of quality documentaries

JANUARY 13, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Soon, memory of the Holocaust will rely not on firsthand accounts but on documentation, interpretation, and increasing technological forms of representation.

AI and fading survivors reshape how we remember the Holocaust - analysis

In a world of hate and AI, what does the future of Holocaust remembrance hold?

DECEMBER 30, 2025|ByGILA OREN

BBC edit of January 6 speech sparks $10B lawsuit from Trump

Trump has launched a defamation lawsuit against Britain’s BBC, saying edited clips of a January 6 speech created a false impression he incited the US Capitol attack.

DECEMBER 16, 2025|ByREUTERS

The challenge for Jewish and Israeli film festivals in the movie industry

One thing is certain: Audiences are eager to see these diverse stories of Jewish life from Israel and around the world.

DECEMBER 29, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN

A SCENE FROM ‘The Other’ by Joy Sela, which opened the Other Israel Film Festival.

New documentary explores Joe Lieberman's life

US Jewish political giant documentary set to debut next week in Jerusalem

DECEMBER 26, 2024ByKEN TOLTZ

JOE LIEBERMAN at the 2000 Democratic Convention.

New documentary follows new attempt to find legendary hoard of Inca emperor Atahualpa

Jorge Anhalzer's team discovered an ancient Inca road matching Valverde's map, possibly leading to the lost treasure.

DECEMBER 20, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ziplining over a dangerous waterfall in Ecuador's Banos Canyon.

This year’s Anthropological Film Festival unveils more glimpses of the world about us

Since its founding, the festival has paired screenings with lectures by academics from a relevant field, or discussions by learned experts on the subject matter.

NOVEMBER 25, 2024ByBARRY DAVIS

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.

NOVEMBER 19, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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."

NOVEMBER 5, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

OCTOBER 15, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER

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..."

OCTOBER 11, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN