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Israeli whistleblowers detail Gaza civilian toll in Venice film
The film uses anonymous testimony from 24 insiders to allege that civilian deaths were built into strike decisions and guided by surveillance and AI.
- On Thursday, the documentary NAZA received a 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, presenting testimony from Israeli soldiers regarding target selection and civilian deaths in Gaza.
- Abraham and Szor based the 80-minute documentary on three years of interviews with 24 intelligence officers describing surveillance and strikes where civilian deaths were anticipated.
- The documentary takes its name from the Hebrew military acronym for "collateral damage," referring to civilians expected to be killed in strikes. The Israel Defense Forces rejected the film's allegations, stating it does not target civilians.
- Executive producer Jonathan Glazer, director of the Oscar-winning "The Zone of Interest," collaborated on the project, which reunites the filmmakers with Palestinian collaborators Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal.
- NAZA is the only documentary among 21 films competing for the Golden Lion at Venice this year. Jury member Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize last year for "The Voice of Hind Rajab.
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Independent EspañolTwenty-four people in the internal environment of the Israeli army, including intelligence officers and soldiers, offer a look at the war in Gaza and what they claim is a systematic massacre of Palestinian civilians, in “NAZA”, a documentary that premieres worldwide on Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.
·El Segundo, United States
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Naza received more than 24 minutes of applause at the Venice Festival. The documentary by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor generates world debate.
Venice competition documentary from 'No Other Land' filmmakers details AI targeting, phone hacking, expected civilian deaths
·Ankara, Türkiye
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