Holding Liat
Liat ist eine Geisel des 7. Oktober. Der Film begleitet ihre Verwandten, allen voran ihren Vater, ganz nah dabei, zwischen Krieg, Trauma und Diplomatie nicht vom Weg des Pazifismus und der Menschlichkeit abzukommen.
On the morning of October 7, 2023, Israeli-American
Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv were at home when
Hamas attacked their kibbutz. By nightfall, Liat and Aviv
are captives in Gaza along with 250 other people – 12 of
whom, like Liat, are American citizens.
Caught between international diplomacy and a rapidly
escalating war, their family must face their own
uncertainty and conflicting perspectives in the pursuit
of Liat and Aviv’s release. This agonizing process, and
the ultimate fate of their loved ones, challenges how the
members of the family understand themselves and their
place in the conflict.
Through the intimate lens of a family’s experience,
HOLDING LIAT poses complex questions of identity
across generations, as the family is thrust into the
epicenter of a global conflict rapidly unfolding in real-time.
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Brandon Kramer is an American documentary filmmaker based in Washington, D.C. and co-founder of Meridian Hill Pictures. He holds a bachelor’s degree in film and cultural anthropology from Boston University. Together with his brother Lance, he has created films that have screened at Tribeca, Full Frame, and AFI DOCS. His directing credits include THE FIRST STEP, CITY OF TREES, and the Webby Award-winning series THE MESSY TRUTH. Brandon is a Film Independent Fellow, a DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Fellow, a regular collaborator with Kartemquin Films in Chicago, and has served as a media teaching artist for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In addition to filmmaking, he develops educational programs in community video storytelling.