A new documentary, “NAZA,” by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor receives a 25-minute standing ovation at its Venice Film Festival premiere on Thursday. Multiple outlets report that the audience claps continuously after the screening, with one correspondent describing it as a likely record for the festival, surpassing a previous 23-minute ovation for another Gaza-focused film.
The film is presented as examining Israeli AI-enabled targeting and killings of civilians in Gaza. Al-Monitor and the South China Morning Post both describe “NAZA” as “chilling” and note the creators’ prior Oscar credentials. The reporting also indicates that the filmmakers draw on multiple conversations, including accounts involving 24 different Israeli participants, though details of the broader evidence and methods are not fully outlined in the excerpts provided.
Both outlets focus on the reception at Venice and the film’s subject matter, without adding competing claims about the duration of the ovation. Differences are limited to how each outlet frames the film’s context and emphasizes the filmmakers’ use of interviews.
