Documentary ‘NAZA’ on Gaza War Competes for Venice Golden Lion

The Venice Film Festival has announced that the documentary 'NAZA', directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, will compete for the Golden Lion at its 83rd edition. The 80-minute British production is scheduled for its world premiere on September 10. The filmmakers, who previously won an Oscar for 'No Other Land', examine the systems used to determine Israeli airstrike targets in Gaza and the calculations regarding civilian casualties. According to The Guardian, which produced the film, the title refers to a military acronym used by Israeli intelligence to describe the expected number of civilian deaths in an airstrike. The documentary is based on investigative reports by +972 Magazine, Local Call, and The Guardian, with executive production by Jonathan Glazer, director of 'The Zone of Interest'.