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

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

"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.

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.

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.

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.