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טיירה בנקס, מתוך "קרקע המציאות: מאחורי 'הטופ מודל הבאה של אמריקה'"

Tyra Banks on trial in Netflix's new America’s Next Top Model documentary

Israeli filmmakers Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan revisit America’s Next Top Model as a defining artifact of early 2000s culture, exposing how Banks’ rhetoric of empowerment masked humiliation, exploitation and a reality-TV machine that thrived on cruelty, with viewers complicit

Smadar Shiloni | 02.17.26

Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman arrives at the 8th Annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles, California, in 2016.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Frederick Wiseman dies; movies comprised revelatory history of US institutions

Wiseman’s vision was to make 'as many films as possible about different aspects of American life'

AP | 02.17.26

ג'וש קלינגהופר ואנתוני קידיס בהופעה של רד הוט צ'ילי פפרס

Red Hot Chili Peppers accuse Netflix of misleading public over documentary on its Israeli guitarist

After streamer announced documentary focusing on band's early years and influence of founding guitarist Hillel Slovak, band clarified: 'We had no creative involvement in the project. We agreed to be interviewed out of love and respect for Hillel and his memory'

ynet | 02.01.26

Justice denied? New documentary reopens Alex Odeh murder mystery

New documentary Who Killed Alex Odeh? revisits 1985 assassination of Palestinian American activist, alleging US authorities long knew the suspects but avoided prosecution for political reasons, as three right-wing Jewish activists fled to Israeli settlements

Amir Bogen, Sundance | 01.27.26

“התיעוד יישמר לדורות”. דן הדני בספריה הלאומית

At 101, legendary photographer and holocaust survivor Dan Hadani reflects on a life through the lens

Holocaust survivor and founder of the Israel Press Photo Agency, Dan Hadani, donates his vast photographic archive to the National Library; In a rare interview he recalls historic moments, his unlikely start and why he refuses to return to Poland

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 01.07.26

Nothing was given: Yakir Levy’s road from Ramla to success in Los Angeles

The Americans’ follows five Israelis in Los Angeles, including Yakir Levy, a businessman whose rise from poverty, loss and hardship shaped both his success and his mission to rebuild lives

Ayala Or-El | 12.23.25

Taylor Swift mentions Israel in her documentary and fans are furious

Swift's new docuseries, 'Taylor Swift: The End of an Era,' has sparked an online uproar over two references to Israel; angry netizens claim Swift deliberately chose to include segments and are demanding that she take pro-Palestinian stance

ynet | 12.14.25

'There are things in France that frighten me deeply; the situation is very alarming'

Guillaume Ribot, a non-Jewish French filmmaker, frequented Auschwitz in an attempt to understand the unthinkable - only to discover that his grandmother had hidden Jewish children during the Holocaust; he now presents his new documentary, 'All I Had Was Nothingness,' which reveals the creative process behind Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah

Amir Kaminer, Berlin | 12.14.25

Rocky Horror at 50: new documentary explores the film that became a global cult and a refuge for outsiders

In ‘Strange journey,’ director Linus O’Brien and editor Avner Shiloah trace how ‘The Rocky horror picture show’ grew from 1975 flop into a midnight cult classic, a safe haven for LGBTQ and neurodivergent fans, as Susan Sarandon calls it political

Amir Kaminer | 12.06.25

Amsterdam documentary festival bans Israeli films, citing 'complicity in genocide'

Amsterdam’s IDFA, one of the world’s leading documentary festivals, barred Israeli organizations, including Docaviv, CoPro, and Kan, saying they receive partial state funding and are therefore 'partners in genocide'

ynet Global | 10.27.25

Israeli documentary 'Shooting' to premiere at Telluride Film Festival

Netali Braun's film will be the only Israeli project participating in this year's prestigious festival; The film deals with the connection between militarism and cinema - and the impact of this connection on the Israeli ethos and culture: 'I hope to succeed in conducting a real and in-depth dialogue about cinema, war and ethics, and at the same time also about resistance, protest and hope'

Ynet | 08.28.25

Toronto film festival pulls Oct. 7 rescue documentary, citing Hamas footage clearance issues

TIFF canceled the screening of 'The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue' over claims of missing legal approvals for footage shot by Hamas terrorists; Filmmakers and ex-IDF general Noam Tibon accuse the festival of political censorship

Amir Bogen, Itamar Eichner | 08.13.25

New film ‘October 8’ exposes antisemitism on U.S. campuses after Hamas attack

Directed by Wendy Sachs and executive produced by actress Debra Messing, the film opened in Israel at a time when Jewish audiences are still reeling from October 7

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 07.22.25

Netanyahu praises Emmy win after director of Nova film calls to end war

Prime minister congratulates Israeli documentary 'We Will Dance Again' for Emmy win after director used platform to condemn war and call for hostage release

Amir Bogen | 06.28.25

Oscar-winning Jewish filmmaker Marcel Ophuls dies at 97

German-French Jewish documentary director dedicated his life to exposing the horrors of war and conflict around the world; His film 'The Sorrow and the Pity' exposed the collaboration between the Vichy French government and Nazi Germany during World War II; His 1988 documentary "Terminus Hotel," about Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, won him an Oscar

Ynet | 05.26.25

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