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TCJFF Screening: Holding Liat
CENTERPIECE DOCUMENTARY
On October 7, during a Hamas raid on her kibbutz, Israeli-American Liat Atzili was kidnapped along with 250 others—12 of them U.S. citizens. Her family’s urgent, heart-wrenching fight for her release unfolds as father Yehuda, joined by relatives, travels to Washington, D.C., pleading for his daughter’s safe return.
From acclaimed filmmaker Brandon Kramer, this gripping and deeply intimate documentary—a Spotlight selection at Tribeca and winner of Best Documentary at the Berlin Film Festival—captures Yehuda and Chaya’s journey with raw immediacy and nuance. Leaning into the complexities of the current moment and reflecting a range of perspectives within the family, Holding Liat illuminates both resilience and vulnerability, transforming headlines into a profoundly human story of advocacy, conflict, and hope.
POST-SCREENING CONVERSATION FEATURING
Lance Kramer (virtual)
Producer, Holding Liat
Yehuda Beinin (virtual)
Film Subject, Holding Liat
COST:
General Admission: $16
Senior Admission (65+): $14
Student Admission: $10
Co-sponsored by the Israel Center of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.