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


Disturbing documentary exposes physical abuse in ultra-Orthodox schools

Director Meni Philip's powerful film gives a voice to survivors of corporal punishment in haredi educational institutions, revealing how widespread abuse shapes an entire community.

 A SCENE from ‘No Child Spared.’

Jerusalem highlights: March 7-13

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

 Martha Argerich

‘No Other Land’: The Israeli-Palestinian documentary at the Oscars

The film has already won numerous awards worldwide, and it was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Film at this year’s Oscars, which took place on Sunday night.

 FILMMAKER YUVAL ABRAHAM talks about ‘No Other Land’ with moderator Idit Avrahami at Cinema Spiegel in Jerusalem in February.

BBC: Gaza documentary production paid Hamas member's wife

The BBC statement came after a Thursday meeting, with the board acknowledging that there were "serious flaws in the making of this program."

Protest outside the BBC, Tuesday 25th February 2025.

BBC removes mentions of Jihad, Jews from Hamas-linked documentary

In multiple instances, the Arabic words for “Jews" were translated as “Israel” or “Israeli forces," or they were completely removed from the subtitles.

A pedestrian walks past a BBC logo at Broadcasting House in central London

UK Conservatives demand BBC inquiry over alleged Hamas ties in Gaza film

BBC faces scrutiny over claims it paid Hamas-linked figures for Gaza film as Conservatives demand answers on license fee funds going towards Hamas.

Abdullah Al-Yazouri, the son of a senior Hamas official, who narrated the BBC documentary.

New documentary commemorates 'Shoah' for 40th anniversary

“I do not hesitate to say that Shoah was the greatest event in the history of our festival, the Forum of the Berlinale, maybe also the greatest event of the Berlinale itself.”

 THE 72ND BERLIN International Film Festival, also known as the Berlinale.

Hostage documentary, Holding Liat, wins major award at the Berlinale

The film details the struggle of the Beinin-Atzili family after Liat was kidnapped by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7

Released hostage Liat Beinin-Atzili and her father, Yehuda Beinin, at the Holding Liat premiere.

BBC slammed for featuring Gazan child with alleged Hamas connections in documentary

The documentary, titled Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, tells the story of four Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip during the Israel-Hamas war.

 Palestinians seen in the city of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, February 17, 2025

Hostage film, ‘Letter to David,’ premieres in Berlin

“There’s a great nobility of spirit and strength about the whole Cunio family. They gave me their trust and cooperation to tell their story," said Shoval.

 DAVID AND Eitan Cunio at their audition for Tom Shoval’s film ‘Youth,’ from the documentary, ‘Letter to David.’