Yahoo News Upcoming Israeli Documentary to Recount Story of Hamas Massacre at Supernova Music Festival
Israeli production company SIPUR is currently putting together a documentary that will recount the tragic and horrific details of the Oct. 7 terror attack on the Supernova Music Festival by Hamas militants.
The assault was led by the extremist terrorist group Hamas which controls millions of Palestinians who live in and along the Gaza Strip. The group was responsible for the deaths of at least 260 festival-goers at the Supernova electronic dance music festival celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. It was just one of the many recent attacks that led to the current Israeli-Gaza war.
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In association with Israeli broadcaster HOT Channel 8 and HSCC, SIPUR has begun production on a new film documentary telling this story with assistance from award-winning director Yariv Mozer, whose filmography includes “The Devil’s Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes And Ben Gurion: Epilogue.”
The documentary is said to chronicle exclusive material from participants and key people at the festival seeking to honor the lives of the victims utilizing interviews with investigators, soldiers and journalists, as well as unseen footage gathered from those who survived the attacks. It will be released in Israel and globally over the coming year.
Mozer said, “I have seen things in my life. I have lived through wars; I have fought in wars and I have even filmed during a war. But nothing prepared me for the harsh images I have seen in the remains of the massacre that took place at the Nova music festival. I see it as my duty as a documentary filmmaker to bring to the world the testimonies and horrific stories of the survivors of this slaughter. Young women and men whose only sin was their desire for music, and the passion to celebrate free love, spirit and freedom.”
Emilio Schenker, SIPUR CEO, said: “We have moved quickly to make this documentary, because we believe it is imperative to do everything in our power to shine a light on the greatest evil committed against our people since the Holocaust. The Supernova Music Festival must be seen and understood in its entirety to truly understand the larger meaning of the unspeakable crimes against humanity that occurred there. The world must never forget.”
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