‘NAZA' Trailer: Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor's Follow-Up to 'No Other Land' Hits Theaters Next Week, Then Streams Free Worldwide

"NAZA," the new documentary from "No Other Land" filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, has a trailer, and with it comes news that after its theatrical run, the film will stream for free, worldwide, on The Guardian's website in late November. That's a bold distribution move, and it tells you exactly what the filmmakers want here. They want eyeballs, as many as possible.

You'll remember the Venice madness. "NAZA" premiered in competition and got a roughly 25-minute standing ovation, which is apparently a festival record. The film then walked away with the Special Jury Prize.

The setup is this. Most of the 80-minute doc was shot during secret nighttime conversations on Tel Aviv rooftops, with 24 anonymous members of Israel's military and intelligence services. According to the filmmakers, these sources lay out how AI-assisted targeting systems work and how expected civilian deaths get weighed when deciding on airstrikes.

Israeli officials are not happy. Benjamin Netanyahu called it "shocking incitement," and IDF chief Eyal Zamir accused the film of distortions and false allegations against Israeli soldiers. Avraham moght have his citizenship revoked. Israel maintains it takes steps to limit civilian casualties in Gaza. Expect this debate to follow the film everywhere it plays, and once the movie is actually seen, for its details to be micro-scutinized.

“NAZA" has its North American premiere at the New York Film Festival tomorrow. It opens at IFC Center on September 30, then hits Los Angeles and other U.S. markets on October 9 before going national. Then comes the free global stream in late November.

"No Other Land" won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. Whether the Academy wants to go back to that well, especially with a film this confrontational and with the free-streaming model in play, is a very interesting question. Either way, this is going to be one of the most talked-about docs of the year.

Trailer below.

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