Holding Liat
@holdingliat.bsky.social
A new film by the Kramer Brothers
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Film Award.
Official Selection: Tribeca 2025
meridianhillpictures.com/holdingliat
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Film Award.
Official Selection: Tribeca 2025
meridianhillpictures.com/holdingliat
Empathy and humanity abound in Berlinale winner HOLDING LIAT.
"Politically potent and emotionally gripping" The Hollywood Reporter
"Sometimes a film can do something that nothing else seems to be able to do...” - Berlinale Jury Statement
"Politically potent and emotionally gripping" The Hollywood Reporter
"Sometimes a film can do something that nothing else seems to be able to do...” - Berlinale Jury Statement
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Empathy and humanity abound in Berlinale winner HOLDING LIAT.
"Politically potent and emotionally gripping" The Hollywood Reporter
"Sometimes a film can do something that nothing else seems to be able to do...” - Berlinale Jury Statement
"Politically potent and emotionally gripping" The Hollywood Reporter
"Sometimes a film can do something that nothing else seems to be able to do...” - Berlinale Jury Statement
HOLDING LIAT is a "powerful starting point towards vital conversations," says filmmaker and friend Jehane Noujaim.
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award.
Time to start these important conversations with your loved ones when HOLDING LIAT opens @filmforumnyc.bsky.social January 9!
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award.
Time to start these important conversations with your loved ones when HOLDING LIAT opens @filmforumnyc.bsky.social January 9!
December 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
HOLDING LIAT is a "powerful starting point towards vital conversations," says filmmaker and friend Jehane Noujaim.
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award.
Time to start these important conversations with your loved ones when HOLDING LIAT opens @filmforumnyc.bsky.social January 9!
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award.
Time to start these important conversations with your loved ones when HOLDING LIAT opens @filmforumnyc.bsky.social January 9!
We're honored to share that HOLDING LIAT has won the Courageously Utopian Audience Award at Germany's Exground Filmfest! The fest described our film as "a moving yet universal documentary film that remains highly relevant, especially considering the development of the conflict."
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We're honored to share that HOLDING LIAT has won the Courageously Utopian Audience Award at Germany's Exground Filmfest! The fest described our film as "a moving yet universal documentary film that remains highly relevant, especially considering the development of the conflict."
HOLDING LIAT chronicles a family fighting to stay true to their moral guideposts, even in the face of a global crisis pushing each member of the family to their brink.
HOLDING LIAT
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award
In Theaters January 2026 | #ForYourConsideration
HOLDING LIAT
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award
In Theaters January 2026 | #ForYourConsideration
December 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
HOLDING LIAT chronicles a family fighting to stay true to their moral guideposts, even in the face of a global crisis pushing each member of the family to their brink.
HOLDING LIAT
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award
In Theaters January 2026 | #ForYourConsideration
HOLDING LIAT
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award
In Theaters January 2026 | #ForYourConsideration
We were trained in the @kartemquinfilms.bsky.social
school of ethics when it comes to building relationships with our protagonists. As @marshallcurry.bsky.social
shared in our post-screening discussion at @docnycfest.bsky.social, these principles serve as a guiding light in the editing room.
school of ethics when it comes to building relationships with our protagonists. As @marshallcurry.bsky.social
shared in our post-screening discussion at @docnycfest.bsky.social, these principles serve as a guiding light in the editing room.
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We were trained in the @kartemquinfilms.bsky.social
school of ethics when it comes to building relationships with our protagonists. As @marshallcurry.bsky.social
shared in our post-screening discussion at @docnycfest.bsky.social, these principles serve as a guiding light in the editing room.
school of ethics when it comes to building relationships with our protagonists. As @marshallcurry.bsky.social
shared in our post-screening discussion at @docnycfest.bsky.social, these principles serve as a guiding light in the editing room.
Thank you Ondi Timoner for so thoughtfully moderating our
@woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social Q&A.
HOLDING LIAT is the story of a family in crisis, and a story of empathy that prompts audiences to step outside of their own silos and into someone else's lived experience.
@woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social Q&A.
HOLDING LIAT is the story of a family in crisis, and a story of empathy that prompts audiences to step outside of their own silos and into someone else's lived experience.
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Thank you Ondi Timoner for so thoughtfully moderating our
@woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social Q&A.
HOLDING LIAT is the story of a family in crisis, and a story of empathy that prompts audiences to step outside of their own silos and into someone else's lived experience.
@woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social Q&A.
HOLDING LIAT is the story of a family in crisis, and a story of empathy that prompts audiences to step outside of their own silos and into someone else's lived experience.
The complexities of navigating the filmmaker/protagonist relationship go deeper than a release waiver, especially when you're telling a story about a family in crisis.
@filmindependent.org president Brenda Robinson spoke with the Kramer Brothers about documentary ethics.
@filmindependent.org president Brenda Robinson spoke with the Kramer Brothers about documentary ethics.
December 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The complexities of navigating the filmmaker/protagonist relationship go deeper than a release waiver, especially when you're telling a story about a family in crisis.
@filmindependent.org president Brenda Robinson spoke with the Kramer Brothers about documentary ethics.
@filmindependent.org president Brenda Robinson spoke with the Kramer Brothers about documentary ethics.
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award
"Powerful & complex... HOLDING LIAT is a valuable work." - Guardian
Critics, juries & audiences around the world have been moved by the empathy & humanity at the heart of HOLDING LIAT, a film by the Kramer brothers. #ForYourConsideration
"Powerful & complex... HOLDING LIAT is a valuable work." - Guardian
Critics, juries & audiences around the world have been moved by the empathy & humanity at the heart of HOLDING LIAT, a film by the Kramer brothers. #ForYourConsideration
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award
"Powerful & complex... HOLDING LIAT is a valuable work." - Guardian
Critics, juries & audiences around the world have been moved by the empathy & humanity at the heart of HOLDING LIAT, a film by the Kramer brothers. #ForYourConsideration
"Powerful & complex... HOLDING LIAT is a valuable work." - Guardian
Critics, juries & audiences around the world have been moved by the empathy & humanity at the heart of HOLDING LIAT, a film by the Kramer brothers. #ForYourConsideration
One of the words audiences often use to describe HOLDING LIAT is "humanity." HOLDING LIAT chronicles one family's attempt to hold onto their own humanity, and empathy for others' humanity even when they are pushed to the brink.
December 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
One of the words audiences often use to describe HOLDING LIAT is "humanity." HOLDING LIAT chronicles one family's attempt to hold onto their own humanity, and empathy for others' humanity even when they are pushed to the brink.
"Your film delivered. I was blown away by it." Filmmaker Jehane Joujaim spoke with HOLDING LIAT director Brandon Kramer & producer Lance Kramer about the necessity of telling personal stories to convey the emotional depth of the Israel/Palestine conflict.
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"Your film delivered. I was blown away by it." Filmmaker Jehane Joujaim spoke with HOLDING LIAT director Brandon Kramer & producer Lance Kramer about the necessity of telling personal stories to convey the emotional depth of the Israel/Palestine conflict.
HOLDING LIAT defies any simple categorization. See the film that has been surprising audiences globally since our world premiere at Berlinale. Coming to theaters in the US starting January 9 at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
HOLDING LIAT defies any simple categorization. See the film that has been surprising audiences globally since our world premiere at Berlinale. Coming to theaters in the US starting January 9 at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social.
Director Brandon Kramer and consulting producer Libby Lenkinsi were honored to talk about HOLDING LIAT with Alison K Sommer on the @haaretzcom.bsky.social podcast. Find it wherever you get your podcasts - and let us know what you think.
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Director Brandon Kramer and consulting producer Libby Lenkinsi were honored to talk about HOLDING LIAT with Alison K Sommer on the @haaretzcom.bsky.social podcast. Find it wherever you get your podcasts - and let us know what you think.
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
www.thejc.com
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 🎬