NAZA: Film exposing systematic killing in Gaza gets record 24-minute standing ovation at Venice

NAZA: Film exposing systematic killing in Gaza gets record 24-minute standing ovation at Venice A documentary examining the Israeli military systems behind the mass killing of Palestiniancivilians in Gaza received a record-breaking standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. NAZA, directed by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, drew a record-breaking 24-and-a-half-minute standing ovation at its world premiere, the longest at Venice, according to Variety. The reception surpassed the 22-minute ovation given last year to Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab, which tells the story of the six-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in January 2024. Read more: NAZA: Film exposing systematic killing in Gaza gets record 24-minute standing ovation at Venice NAZA film directors Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham attend a photocall at the 83rd International Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido in Italy, on 10 September 2026 (Stefano Rellandini/AFP)