'NAZA' film to be released free online as IAC plans to air Oct. 7 footage outside of screening
NAZA director Yuval Abraham also announced in a post on X/Twitter that they had offered Israeli cinemas the chance to screen the documentary at no cost.
Controversial documentary NAZA, which alleges systematic mass civilian casualties resulting from Israel's military operations, will be made available for free online release, according to one of the film's directors. Yuval Abraham, the film's director along with Rachel Szor and The Guardian producer, announced this decision on Thursday, citing the film's public importance and interest as reasons for its free online release in November. They had also offered Israeli cinemas the opportunity to screen the documentary without cost.
Abraham expressed his concern over the film's potential concealment due to the violence intended to suppress it. He assured that the documentary will be accessible to everyone either in cinemas or online in a few weeks, and it is set to have a global premiere in over 50 countries, including the North American premiere at the New York Film Festival.
The Israeli-American Council (IAC) announced plans to hold a rally outside New York's Lincoln Center, where the film is due to be screened. The rally will feature clips from the documentary, "October 7: Bearing Witness to the Massacre," showcasing graphic footage from the massacre, as well as documented material that contradicts NAZA's claims. The IAC believes that context is not censorship, but rather a responsibility to provide a comprehensive understanding of the situation.
The rally will also include testimonials from October 7 survivors, background, and context. Among the expected participants are Nova festival survivors Rom El-Hai and Shalev Biton, and Yunis Alkarnawi, a Bedouin Israeli who assisted in rescuing hundreds during the massacre. The IAC also launched a petition to encourage theaters screening the documentary to hold panels featuring these testimonials.
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