Documentary

Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary

Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!, a two-part HBO documentary debuting this week, is a career-spanning portrait of one of American comedy’s most influential figures.

MEL BROOKS and Judd Apatow attend the Los Angeles premiere of HBO Documentary Films' Mel Brooks: 99 Year Old Man! at Ted Mann Theater at the Academy Museum on January 20, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
Noa Aharoni’s documentary ‘Eyes Wide Open’ tells the devastating story of the female border observers from the Nahal Oz IDF base, whose warnings about Hamas activity were ignored.

'Public broadcasting is not a luxury': Filmmakers defend KAN documentaries

Soon, memory of the Holocaust will rely not on firsthand accounts but on documentation, interpretation, and increasing technological forms of representation.

AI and fading survivors reshape how we remember the Holocaust - analysis

The BBC logo outside the BBC Broadcasting House. November 15, 2025.

BBC edit of January 6 speech sparks $10B lawsuit from Trump


Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features story of Polish Jewish teenager who triggered Kristallnacht

In Proud Jewish Boy, documentarian Isri Halpern sets out to find the truth about the 17-year-old Jewish refugee who assassinated a German diplomat in Paris in 1938.

Scene from the film, Proud Jewish Boy, by Isri Halpern.

Taylor Swift condemned over mention of Israel in new documentary series

Social media users are breaking the internet in a rush to condemn the 36-year-old Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, accusing her of being a "Zionist."

Taylor Swift performs as her record-breaking The Eras Tour comes to an end with the first of her three concerts in Vancouver, British Columbia

Documentary on Jews in Iran repeats regime narratives while silencing reality - opinion

Iran’s Jews do not need Blumenthal to speak for them. They need the world to understand why they can’t speak for themselves.

A rally marks Quds Day in Tehran in 2023. It coincided with Passover, and Jewish leaders, under government directive, told their communities to postpone Seders and attend state rallies instead, says the writer.

Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival features 40+ films exploring Jewish life

The festival will run from December 13 to 18 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque, will feature over 40 movies from 15 countries, and will explore Jewish life in times of uncertainty, as well as stability. 

THE OPENING night film, ‘The Soundman.’

Columbia University denies campus access to activist Mahmoud Khalil over safety concerns

"They’re censoring anything connected to Palestine, anything that exposes their repression, their retaliation, and their complicity in genocide," said Mahmoud Khalil

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil attends a pro-Palestinian protest outside Columbia University, in Manhattan in New York City, US, October 7, 2025

Woes, challenges, and triumph: A look at the 2025 Anthropological Film Festival

The lineup includes films from countries around the world, such as the US, China, France, India, the UK, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Qatar, and Austria.

‘ I Died’ is a sensitive portrayal of hard-working, resolute Mexican women and their fight for self-determination.

The Cinema South Festival returns to its Sderot home

After a year of displacement, the festival will return to Sderot and the western Negev from November 6 to 13 for its 24th edition – its first in full format since October 7.

‘ETTY’, THE series created by Hagai Levi will open the festival.

Amsterdam film fest to exclude Israeli state-funded submission

IDFA is rejecting Israeli state-funded films and organizations like DocAviv, citing ties to a government that violates human rights. Israeli professionals call the move a blow to artistic freedom.

1948: Remember, Remember Not

TV Time: from stories of October 7 to Baz Luhrmann classics

The new Kan 11 documentary series follows the experiences of several families who lost close relatives in the massacre and who have no easy path forward. The first episode starts just after October

A STILL FROM ‘Kfar Aza – 95% Heaven.’

David Attenborough makes history at 99, winning Daytime Emmy award for orangutan doc.

Now 99 years old, Attenborough beat the previous winner Dick Van Dyke who set his own record at 98 in 2024. 

Broadcaster David Attenborough is seen before the first round match between Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and Estonia's Mark Lajal.