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'October 8' documentary to expose rising antisemitism in US post-Oct. 7

Documentary filmmaker Wendy Sachs conducted 80 interviews for her film "October 8," which examines rising antisemitism on college campuses after the October 7 Hamas attack, highlighting disturbing incidents involving Jewish students.
Wendy Sachs began the documentary "October 8" after witnessing a rise in antisemitism following the October 7 Hamas attack in Israel.
The film features interviews with October 7 survivors and public figures, highlighting antisemitism on college campuses across the U.S.
Sachs aims for the film to educate K-12 students about antisemitism and its prevalence in elite universities.

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The Blaze

'October 8' exposes rise of anti-Jewish hate on college campuses

Wendy Sachs wasn’t shocked to see Hollywood ignore the anti-Semitism spike in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks.The author and filmmaker learned firsthand how the industry recoiled at that bitter truth.'It’s not a political film. ... This is truly about how anti-Semitism has mutated over time. It’s about Islamic extremism vs. democracy.'Sachs, whose previous films include the feminist political documentary “Surge,” pitched agencies on a film captur…

6 hours ago·United States

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Fox News

New documentary shows the alarming connection between Hamas and campus protests

Wendy Sachs' new documentary 'October 8' reveals the disturbing origins of the outbreak of antisemitism sweeping college campuses across our country.

9 hours ago·New York, United States

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Jerusalem Post

'October 8' documentary to expose rising antisemitism in US post-Oct. 7

The documentary is a comprehensive, well-organized look at just how widespread this antisemitism has become and how it was fostered by Hamas.

19 hours ago·Jerusalem, Israel

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WIN

‘October 8’ documentary on eruption of antisemitism, hatred of Israel after Hamas attack to premiere in US

More than 100 movie theaters across the United States will release on Friday a scathing documentary that examines how antisemitism exploded on college campuses, social media, and the streets across America starting the day after Hamas-led terrorists went on a deadly rampage across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

19 hours ago·Israel

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Jewish Press

Former Archbishop of Canterbury: Antisemitism Surges following ‘Butchery of October 7’

A close friend and colleague of Rabbi Sacks, Lord Williams spoke movingly about the late Chief Rabbi’s intellectual and moral legacy.

23 hours ago

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Kronen Zeitung

How Israelis Helped Theirselves After the Terror

In her book, a native Viennese woman describes how civil society reacted to the plight of the Hamas attack. "It was a terrible feeling, the Vienna-born Anita Haviv-Horiner remembered October 7, 2023, when she was sitting at breakfast in Israel's Netanya with her daughter and suddenly popped up a terror message after another on her cell phones. It was the day Hamas attacked Israel, killing about 1200 people, abducted more than 300 people and inju…

1 day ago·Vienna, Austria

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