Holding Liat
@holdingliat.bsky.social
A new film by the Kramer Brothers
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Film Award.
Official Selection: Tribeca 2025
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Film Award.
Official Selection: Tribeca 2025
HOLDING LIAT goes beneath headlines to offer an intimate window into one family's experience.
We have been so moved by the way audiences have responded to the film's nuances & complexity. This is just a small sample of reflections from audiences after our Tribeca premiere.
We have been so moved by the way audiences have responded to the film's nuances & complexity. This is just a small sample of reflections from audiences after our Tribeca premiere.
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
HOLDING LIAT goes beneath headlines to offer an intimate window into one family's experience.
We have been so moved by the way audiences have responded to the film's nuances & complexity. This is just a small sample of reflections from audiences after our Tribeca premiere.
We have been so moved by the way audiences have responded to the film's nuances & complexity. This is just a small sample of reflections from audiences after our Tribeca premiere.
A family's loyalty to progressive ideals amid a crisis takes center stage in HOLDING LIAT, profiled in a great
@theguardian.com piece by @julianborger.bsky.social
theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
@theguardian.com piece by @julianborger.bsky.social
theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A family's loyalty to progressive ideals amid a crisis takes center stage in HOLDING LIAT, profiled in a great
@theguardian.com piece by @julianborger.bsky.social
theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
@theguardian.com piece by @julianborger.bsky.social
theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
We're proud of the dialogue & introspection that happens after every screening of HOLDING LIAT.
We encourage audiences to leave us a review on Letterboxd. We were deeply touched to read this one.
HOLDING LIAT is a film that defies expectation and is bringing people closer.
We encourage audiences to leave us a review on Letterboxd. We were deeply touched to read this one.
HOLDING LIAT is a film that defies expectation and is bringing people closer.
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We're proud of the dialogue & introspection that happens after every screening of HOLDING LIAT.
We encourage audiences to leave us a review on Letterboxd. We were deeply touched to read this one.
HOLDING LIAT is a film that defies expectation and is bringing people closer.
We encourage audiences to leave us a review on Letterboxd. We were deeply touched to read this one.
HOLDING LIAT is a film that defies expectation and is bringing people closer.
HOLDING LIAT is screening as 1 of 6 films chosen for the prestigious DOC NYC Winner’s Circle for docs that have already been awarded at major festivals. After winning the top doc award at Berlinale, HOLDING LIAT has won awards at the
Hamptons Film Fest & @hsdff.bsky.social recently.
Hamptons Film Fest & @hsdff.bsky.social recently.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
HOLDING LIAT is screening as 1 of 6 films chosen for the prestigious DOC NYC Winner’s Circle for docs that have already been awarded at major festivals. After winning the top doc award at Berlinale, HOLDING LIAT has won awards at the
Hamptons Film Fest & @hsdff.bsky.social recently.
Hamptons Film Fest & @hsdff.bsky.social recently.
"You can have empathy for all people who are affected by this conflict."
Thank you @variety.com for this piece about how HOLDING LIAT is breaking paralysis in dialogue, & capturing the desire of so many that things get better, not just a return to status quo.
Thank you @variety.com for this piece about how HOLDING LIAT is breaking paralysis in dialogue, & capturing the desire of so many that things get better, not just a return to status quo.
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"You can have empathy for all people who are affected by this conflict."
Thank you @variety.com for this piece about how HOLDING LIAT is breaking paralysis in dialogue, & capturing the desire of so many that things get better, not just a return to status quo.
Thank you @variety.com for this piece about how HOLDING LIAT is breaking paralysis in dialogue, & capturing the desire of so many that things get better, not just a return to status quo.
Critics are raving about HOLDING LIAT. The @hsdff.bsky.social jury recently awarded the film the Critics Grand Jury Prize, and we are in NYC for the @docnycfest.bsky.social Winner's Circle program. Find an upcoming festival near you:
www.meridianhillpictures.com/holdingliat
www.meridianhillpictures.com/holdingliat
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Critics are raving about HOLDING LIAT. The @hsdff.bsky.social jury recently awarded the film the Critics Grand Jury Prize, and we are in NYC for the @docnycfest.bsky.social Winner's Circle program. Find an upcoming festival near you:
www.meridianhillpictures.com/holdingliat
www.meridianhillpictures.com/holdingliat
HOLDING LIAT started with filmmakers Brandon & Lance Kramer witnessing & documenting their relatives confronting a crisis. But what unfolded was a more layered & complex story.
See HOLDING LIAT at @docnycfest.bsky.social t this week as part of the Winner's Circle program.
See HOLDING LIAT at @docnycfest.bsky.social t this week as part of the Winner's Circle program.
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
HOLDING LIAT started with filmmakers Brandon & Lance Kramer witnessing & documenting their relatives confronting a crisis. But what unfolded was a more layered & complex story.
See HOLDING LIAT at @docnycfest.bsky.social t this week as part of the Winner's Circle program.
See HOLDING LIAT at @docnycfest.bsky.social t this week as part of the Winner's Circle program.
When you're making a film about people directly impacted by a global crisis, sometimes the most important thing is to show up & be present without a camera.
Award-winning filmmaker Carol Dysinger reflects with director Brandon Kramer on walking these fine lines.
Award-winning filmmaker Carol Dysinger reflects with director Brandon Kramer on walking these fine lines.
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When you're making a film about people directly impacted by a global crisis, sometimes the most important thing is to show up & be present without a camera.
Award-winning filmmaker Carol Dysinger reflects with director Brandon Kramer on walking these fine lines.
Award-winning filmmaker Carol Dysinger reflects with director Brandon Kramer on walking these fine lines.
Hope. Anger. Faith. Sadness. Healing. At a recent HOLDING LIAT screening, Arab Aramin reflects on the way he relates emotionally to Liat, as his own healing journey to make peace with himself and talk to the other side continues after his 10 year old sister Abir was killed by an Israeli soldier.
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Hope. Anger. Faith. Sadness. Healing. At a recent HOLDING LIAT screening, Arab Aramin reflects on the way he relates emotionally to Liat, as his own healing journey to make peace with himself and talk to the other side continues after his 10 year old sister Abir was killed by an Israeli soldier.
Liat's uncle, Middle Eastern history Professor Joel Beinin, featured in HOLDING LIAT, recently spoke with #AmyGoodman on @democracynow.org, where he reflected on his concerns about the future of the region, his care & concern for his family, even when their politics diverge.
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Liat's uncle, Middle Eastern history Professor Joel Beinin, featured in HOLDING LIAT, recently spoke with #AmyGoodman on @democracynow.org, where he reflected on his concerns about the future of the region, his care & concern for his family, even when their politics diverge.
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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!
"★★★★ 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...
Winner, Documentary Award, Berlinale
In UK cinemas this Friday
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
September 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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!
"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 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
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September 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"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 is now playing in UK cinemas! www.thejc.com/life/holding...
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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...
www.eyeforfilm.co.uk
September 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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 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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★★★★ - Guardian
★★★★ - Film Review Daily
★★★★ - Filmuforia
★★★★ - The Jewish Chronicle
★★★★ 1/2 - Eye For Film
www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...
September 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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
www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...
★★★★ - Guardian
★★★★ - Film Review Daily
★★★★ - Filmuforia
★★★★ - The Jewish Chronicle
★★★★ 1/2 - Eye For Film
www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...
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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
September 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
My review of Holding Liat (dir. Brandon Kramer) is up here: www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
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Holding Liat is in UK cinemas NOW
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★★★★ “Powerful and complex … Holding Liat is a valuable work"
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
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★★★★ “Powerful and complex … Holding Liat is a valuable work"
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
September 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Holding Liat is in UK cinemas NOW
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★★★★ “Powerful and complex … Holding Liat is a valuable work"
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
🎟️ www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...
★★★★ “Powerful and complex … Holding Liat is a valuable work"
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
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Holding Liat review – powerful study of a family torn apart by Hamas’ 7 October attacks
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
September 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Holding Liat review – powerful study of a family torn apart by Hamas’ 7 October attacks
"★★★★ 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...
Winner, Documentary Award, Berlinale
In UK cinemas this Friday
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
September 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"★★★★ 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...
Winner, Documentary Award, Berlinale
In UK cinemas this Friday
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
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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
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
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@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
June 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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
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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
Holding Liat screens from Fri 12 Sep: bit.ly/HLbdh
August 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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
Holding Liat screens from Fri 12 Sep: bit.ly/HLbdh
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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
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
September 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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
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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I reviewed HOLDING LIAT, now playing at #Tribeca2025, for @hammertonail.bsky.social
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...
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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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June 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I reviewed HOLDING LIAT, now playing at #Tribeca2025, for @hammertonail.bsky.social
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.”
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.”
June 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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.”
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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A family caught in Oct. 7 Hamas attack documents its journey in ‘Holding Liat’
A family caught in Oct. 7 Hamas attack documents its journey in ‘Holding Liat’
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June 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A family caught in Oct. 7 Hamas attack documents its journey in ‘Holding Liat’