Israeli-made film about Gaza gets 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere
Men and women featured in 'NAZA', with their voices and faces digitally altered, detail an AI-powered system known as 'Lavender' used to identify people for assassination.
Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's documentary Naza, which explores the AI-powered mass killings of civilians in Gaza, received a 25-minute ovation at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. The audience's continuous clapping set a new record, surpassing the 23-minute standing ovation given to another Gaza-related film last year.
The 80-minute film, named after a euphemism used by Israeli intelligence, features interviews with 24 Israeli military and intelligence whistleblowers who detail the workings of the AI system "Lavender." This system uses mass surveillance data to identify targets for assassination. Interviewees described feeling like they worked in a "killing factory" or a "lethal video game," expressing disgust and indignity towards the current Israeli regime.
The conflict in Gaza, which began in October 2023 following an attack by Hamas, has resulted in 73,500 Palestinian deaths and 174,500 injuries.
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