Hannah Brown

The Jerusalem Women's Film Festival will honor Hanna Azoulay-Hasfari while screening new Israeli and international films exploring identity, family, mental health, and women's experiences.

TV TIME: From an October 7 documentary at Soroka Hospital to a new Israeli thriller set in Colombia and the return of Practical Magic, this week's TV picks offer drama, suspense, and nostalgia.

The Geneva-based festival, which opens on October 9, had previously included Tell Me Everything, a drama about a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic, in its lineup.

Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning transforms Facebook's scandals into a gripping drama about whistleblowers, online extremism, and the consequences of unchecked social media power.

The film's success followed a controversy in which it was initially removed from the festival’s lineup over clearance demands related to Hamas bodycam footage, then reinstated after protests.

Over the past three years, as an arts and culture writer, I have tried my best to cope with the events of October 7 by striking a balance between arts chronicling those killed in the war.

The new venture builds on two documentaries produced in partnership with Kastina Communications and philanthropists Carol and Joey Low: "Screams Before Silence" and "The Children of October 7."

Special October 7 programs include documentaries on Nir Oz, soldiers in Gaza, and Israeli society, alongside screenings in Jerusalem, Haifa, and Sderot.

Beru’s film tells the story of Ethiopian Jews facing a dangerous journey to Israel against a backdrop of political upheaval and violence.

The hijacking of the flydubai flight made "To Kill a Nazi" incredibly topical, since it tells the story of the extraordinary life of Michel Cojot, a Holocaust and Entebbe hijacking survivor.