Holding Liat
Brandon Kramer does an impressive job revealing the personal and geopolitical aspects of a heartbreaking true story.
-- Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter
Holding Liat
On the morning of October 7, 2023, Israeli-American Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv were at home when Hamas attacked their kibbutz. By nightfall, Liat and Aviv are captives in Gaza along with 250 other people—12 of whom, like Liat, are American citizens.
Caught between international diplomacy and a rapidly escalating war, their family must face their own uncertainty and conflicting political perspectives in the pursuit of Liat and Aviv’s release. This agonizing process, and the ultimate fate of their loved ones, challenges how the members of the family understand themselves and their place in the conflict.
Through the intimate lens of a family’s experience, HOLDING LIAT poses complex questions of identity across generations, as the family is thrust into the epicenter of a global conflict rapidly unfolding in real-time.
Caught between international diplomacy and a rapidly escalating war, their family must face their own uncertainty and conflicting political perspectives in the pursuit of Liat and Aviv’s release. This agonizing process, and the ultimate fate of their loved ones, challenges how the members of the family understand themselves and their place in the conflict.
Through the intimate lens of a family’s experience, HOLDING LIAT poses complex questions of identity across generations, as the family is thrust into the epicenter of a global conflict rapidly unfolding in real-time.
Genre
Documentary,
Jewish Experience
Web Site
Runtime
93
Language
English,
Hebrew
Director
Brandon Kramer
Producer
Lance Kramer,
Yoni Brook,
Darren Aronofsky,
Ari Handel,
Justin Gonçalves
Writer(s)
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz,
Carol Dysinger,
Gordon Quinn
Cast
Yehuda Beinin,
Liat Beinin Atzili,
Chaya Beinin,
Tal Beinin
Played at
Glendale 12.03.25 - 12.03.25
Royal 1.15.26 - 1.15.26