‘NAZA’ documentary on Gaza killings to stream for free worldwide

'NAZA', a documentary about the killings in Gaza by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, will be made available to audiences worldwide for free following its theatrical release, according to Variety. 

The documentary, which received a special jury prize at the recently concluded Venice Film Festival, is scheduled to open in cinemas worldwide on September 28 following its world premiere at Venice. It will subsequently be available to stream for free through the website of British newspaper The Guardian, with the online release expected in late November, Variety reported.

According to the film’s official synopsis, 'NAZA' examines "the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza".

The documentary was filmed secretly at night from rooftops in Tel Aviv and features interviews with 24 Israeli military intelligence officers and soldiers. The title 'NAZA' refers to an acronym for collateral damage that, according to the filmmakers, is used by Israeli intelligence to indicate the number of civilians expected to be killed in an airstrike.

Abraham announced the decision to make the documentary available for free worldwide in a post on X. He said the move was driven by the film’s public importance and the interest surrounding it.

He wrote, "Due to the interest and public importance, I and Rachel decided together with The Guardian that the film 'NAZA' would be accessible online for free, without any time limit, so that every person can watch it and the soldiers' testimonies. This will happen in a few weeks, in November, at the earliest date we managed to set. Until then, we approached cinemas in Israel and offered them the film at no cost, in the hope that it will be screened in the country already now, in parallel to its distribution in cinemas around the world. Its screening will be a brave decision in the face of great violence aimed at concealing it. I know there is enormous demand to watch the film, and I hope that in this way, everyone will soon be able to see it: whether in cinemas or online in a few weeks."

Abraham and Szor were among the four directors of 'No Other Land', which won the 2025 Academy Award for best documentary. The film documented efforts by Israeli authorities to displace Palestinians from their homes in the southern West Bank.