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© Anat Even
In the northwest of the Negev region, in the “Gaza Belt”, lies the former home of Israeli documentary filmmaker Anat Even. Shortly after the massacre of October 7, 2023, she returns and wanders through the burned-out kibbutz of Nir Oz with her camera. Anat Even spends the next two years travelling along and filming the surroundings of the fence that has sealed off the Gaza Strip since the mid-1990s. On her side, tanks now stand alongside farmers whose tractors plough seed furrows, and the farmland is strewn with war machines; beyond the fence, the bombings and explosions that are razing Gaza to the ground become audible and visible. Anat Even is an observant critic and an essayistic cinematographer. In thoughtful voiceover and dialogue, she approaches the truth about the relationship with Gaza – her own, and that of others: her Parisian friend Ariel breaks off their correspondence due to ethical differences; Avichai describes Israel’s destructive military strategy; meanwhile, Palestinian doctor Ezzideen Shehab appeals to the world from Gaza City. A film about anger and loss, dehumanisation and discrimination, war and powerlessness. A painful film that attempts the impossible.
by Anat Even (Director, Screenplay), Ariel Cypel (Screenplay), Oron Adar (Screenplay) France 2026 Hebrew, English 78' Colour World premiere | Documentary form

Crew

Director Anat Even
Screenplay Ariel Cypel, Oron Adar, Anat Even
Cinematography Anat Even
Editing Oron Adar
Music Eli Shargo
Sound Design Philippe Grivel
Producer Etienne de Ricaud

Produced by

Caractères Productions

Paris, France

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Anat Even

© Anat Even

A filmmaker, author, and producer, Anat Even is an independent Israeli artist. Her works explore themes of memory, identity, and belonging, and offer a critical perspective on Israeli society. For many years, she has taught cinema studies at Sapir College in Sderot. She is a co-editor of ‘Tarkiv’, an online documentary magazine. Her films have been screened and awarded at numerous international festivals.

Filmography

1994 Duda; documentary 1996 Avram’s Grocery Store; short documentary · Compromise; documentary 2001 Asurot (Detained); documentary 2005 Mikdamot (Preliminaries) 2009 Achrey Hasof (Closure); documentary 2017 Yzcor Le’manshiya (Disappearances); documentary 2026 Effondrement (Collapse); documentary

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026