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Susan Kerns (She/Her) @ssk8.bsky.social · Sep 14

Holding Liat screens Thurs, Sept 18, 6:30pm at Milwaukee Film’s Oriental Theater as part of the Dialogues Doc Fest. One screening only so a must see!

Holding Liat @holdingliat.bsky.social · Sep 10

"★★★★ Powerful and complex... HOLDING LIAT is a valuable work" – @peterbradshaw1.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Winner, Documentary Award, Berlinale

In UK cinemas this Friday
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

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Holding Liat @holdingliat.bsky.social · Sep 13

"The film fascinates...in conveying the determination with which Liat’s father holds on to his peacenik principles despite the violence meted out to his family." The Jewish Chronicle

HOLDING LIAT is now playing in UK cinemas! www.thejc.com/life/holding...

Holding Liat review: ‘A loving family rent apart by October 7’ ★★★★ - The Jewish Chronicle

This documentary reveals the anguish and shock of a family torn asunder by the massacre, and its attempt to reconcile the horror with their politics of peaceful coexistence

www.thejc.com

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Eye For Film @eyeforfilm.bsky.social · Sep 12

Documentary Holding Liat explores the struggles of the family of an Israeli-American hostage who was held by Hamas, and their feelings about being caught up in an international conflict www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/holdi... #filmsky 🎬

Holding Liat - Film Review - Eye For Film

On October 7th, during a raid by Hamas on her kibbutz, Israeli-American Liat Atzili was kidnapped, prompting an urgent and heart-wrenching fight for her release by her family. Through a deeply intimat...

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Holding Liat @holdingliat.bsky.social · Sep 12

HOLDING LIAT is now playing in UK Cinemas! Showtimes are selling out, so get your tickets now.

★★★★ - Guardian
★★★★ - Film Review Daily
★★★★ - Filmuforia
★★★★ - The Jewish Chronicle
★★★★ 1/2 - Eye For Film

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Peter Bradshaw @peterbradshaw1.bsky.social · Sep 12

My review of Holding Liat (dir. Brandon Kramer) is up here: www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

Holding Liat review – powerful study of a family torn apart by Hamas’ 7 October attacks

Brandon Kramer’s documentary complicates any simple view of the Israel-Gaza war in its portrait of one family’s agonising divisions

www.theguardian.com

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MetFilm Studio @metfilmstudio.com · Sep 12

Holding Liat is in UK cinemas NOW
🎟️ www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...
★★★★ “Powerful and complex … Holding Liat is a valuable work"
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 10

Holding Liat review – powerful study of a family torn apart by Hamas’ 7 October attacks

Brandon Kramer’s documentary complicates any simple view of the Israel-Gaza war in its portrait of one family’s agonising divisions

www.theguardian.com

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Holding Liat @holdingliat.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thank you @peterbradshaw1.bsky.social @theguardian.com. HOLDING LIAT hits UK cinemas this weekend. www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...

Distribution – Holding Liat — MetFilm Studio

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Holding Liat @holdingliat.bsky.social · Sep 10

"★★★★ Powerful and complex... HOLDING LIAT is a valuable work" – @peterbradshaw1.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Winner, Documentary Award, Berlinale

In UK cinemas this Friday
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

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Chris Reed @chrisreedfilm.bsky.social · Jun 27

In HOLDING LIAT, director Brandon Kramer takes on topic of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack and subsequent Israeli response, through the eyes of a couple whose daughter was taken hostage. I spoke with him after #Tribeca2925 & that interview is now on @hammertonail.bsky.social Link also in profile

Hammer to Nail @hammertonail.bsky.social · Jun 27

In #Tribeca doc HOLDING LIAT, filmmaker Brandon Kramer chronicles the kidnapping of relatives on October 7, 2023. Chris Reed spoke with him about the film...
www.hammertonail.com/interviews/b...
@chrisreedfilm.bsky.social

A Conversation with Brandon Kramer (HOLDING LIAT)

In his new documentary, Holding Liat, director Brandon Kramer follows an American-Israeli family in the middle of the worst crisis imaginable: the kidnapping of relatives on October 7, 2023, by member...

www.hammertonail.com

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Bertha DocHouse @berthadochouse.bsky.social · Aug 18

After Liat Beinin Atzili is kidnapped on October 7th, her family faces their own conflicting perspectives to fight for her release and the future of the places they call home.

Holding Liat screens from Fri 12 Sep: bit.ly/HLbdh

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Phoenix Cinema, East Finchley @phoenixcinema.bsky.social · Sep 5

This week's line-up:

THE ROSES
YOUNG MOTHERS
SORRY, BABY
MATERIALISTS
THE LIFE OF CHUCK
CENTRAL STATION
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND

LIVE COMEDY AT THE PHOENIX

UK PREMIERE: HOLDING LIAT + Q&A

ON SALE: DOWNTON ABBEY: GRAND FINALE

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The Jewish Chronicle @jewishchron.bsky.social · Sep 9

Holding Liat review: ‘A loving family rent apart by October 7’ ★★★★

www.thejc.com/life/holding...

Holding Liat review: ‘A loving family rent apart by October 7’ ★★★★ - The Jewish Chronicle

This documentary reveals the anguish and shock of a family torn asunder by the massacre, and its attempt to reconcile the horror with their politics of peaceful coexistence

www.thejc.com

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Chris Reed @chrisreedfilm.bsky.social · Jun 12

I reviewed HOLDING LIAT, now playing at #Tribeca2025, for @hammertonail.bsky.social

Hammer to Nail @hammertonail.bsky.social · Jun 12

From #Tribeca: Director Brandon Kramer along with his brother Lance Kramer, offer a powerful, nuanced portrait of one family caught in the middle of all the horrors that ensued after the October ambush in HOLDING LIAT. Chris Reed has this review...
www.hammertonail.com/reviews/hold...

HOLDING LIAT

(The Tribeca Festival runs June 4-15 in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood and Hammer to Nail has boots on the ground! Check out Chris Reeds’s Holding Liat movie review fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join...

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Holding Liat @holdingliat.bsky.social · Jun 12

HOLDING LIAT continues to resonate with critics and audiences at Tribeca.

Thankful to everyone who has come out to experience the film this week.

One more night to experience the film that @thecontending.bsky.social calls “devastating, urgent...and deeply affecting.”

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The Christian Science Monitor @csmonitor.bsky.social · Jun 9

A family caught in Oct. 7 Hamas attack documents its journey in ‘Holding Liat’

www.csmonitor.com

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Holding Liat @holdingliat.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thank you for your support, @filmindependent.org!

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Film Independent @filmindependent.org · Jun 10

#Ontheblog Fellows Brandon Kramer and Lance Kramer share how their film 'Holding Liat' (#Berlinale Best Doc winner), which recently had its North American premiere at #Tribeca, found its footing in Film Independent’s #FastTrack.

👉 Read more: www.filmindependent.org/blog/how-tri...

How Tribeca Doc ‘Holding Liat’ Found It’s Footing in Film Independent’s Fast Track - Film Independent

Applications for Fast Track 2025 are now open, with a non-Member deadline of June 9 (Film Independent Members have until June 23). Holding Liat, the Best

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Boaz Atzili @batzili.bsky.social · Jun 11

Read or listen to this NYT interview with Liat Atzili, who survived Hamas captivity and lost her husband to its violence. Liat seeks reconciliation rather than revenge. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o... @holdingliat.bsky.social @voices4justice.bsky.social @truahrabbis.bsky.social

Opinion | A Former Israeli Hostage: ‘It’s Not Our Job to Take Revenge on Our Enemies’

Hamas held Liat Beinin Atzili hostage for 54 days and killed her husband. In her grief, she explains why all she wants is peace for Israelis and Palestinians.

www.nytimes.com

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Holding Liat @holdingliat.bsky.social · Jun 10

Check out Liat's moving words in this brand new @nytimes.com podcast. Thank you Sarah Wildman and @nytopinion.nytimes.com.

Read or listen here: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/o...

Get Tribeca tickets or learn about joining the rush line: tribecafilm.com/films/holdin...

Holding Liat @holdingliat.bsky.social · Jun 9

IndieWire just debuted an exclusive HOLDING LIAT clip, ahead of our North American premiere tonight at Tribeca Festival.

See the full clip here: www.indiewire.com/news/general...

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College of Communication, Boston University @comatbu.bsky.social · Apr 2

COM Alum Brandon Kramer (COM’08) along with one of the producers, Darren Aronofsky, was recognized at the Berlin International Film Festival, winning the Best Documentary award for “Holding Liat.” The powerful documentary shares the real-life story of a hostage who was kidnapped in Gaza.

A new documentary film about the family of Israeli-American hostage Liat Beinin Atzili. — Meridian Hill Pictures

After Liat Beinin Atzili is kidnapped on October 7th, her Israeli-American family faces their own conflicting perspectives to fight for her release and the future of the places they call home.

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DC/DOX Film Festival @dcdoxfest.bsky.social · May 15

SOLD OUT! Directed by Brandon Kramer, HOLDING LIAT offers an intimate look at the family of an Israeli-American hostage as they are thrust into the epicenter of post-October 7th diplomacy and debates in Israel & America.

Missed out on tickets? Try the standby line 👀 dcdoxfest.com/films/holdin...

Holding Liat - DC/DOX

After Liat Beinin Atzili is kidnapped on October 7th, her Israeli-American family faces their own conflicting perspectives to fight for her release and the future of the places they call home.

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Boaz Atzili @batzili.bsky.social · Jun 1

This podcast features and interveiw with Brandon Kramer, the director of Holding Liat, which won the best documentary in the Berlin Film Festival, and will premiere in the US on June 11.

Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · Jun 1

🎗️‘Within Days of Oct. 7, This Israeli Hostage's Father 'Called Out Bibi's Bluff'

'He called out Bibi's bluff': Within days of Oct. 7, this hostage's father spoke out against Netanyahu's war

Podcast Episode · Haaretz Podcast · 05/30/2025 · 28m

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Holding Liat @holdingliat.bsky.social · Jun 5

We are less than a week away from our North American premiere at Tribeca Festival!

HOLDING LIAT offers "a profound reflection of the personal impact and broader human experience behind the headlines," says Tribeca programmer Deborah Rudolph. tribecafilm.com/films/holdin...

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