"After October 7: A Personal Journey to Kfar Aza" explores the aftermath of the Hamas terrorist attack at a single kibbutz in a region of Israel known as “the Gaza envelope.” At the film’s center are the experiences of ordinary individuals confronting desolation and seeking resilience in the wake of events that continue to transform them, their country and the Middle East.
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"After October 7: A Personal Journey to Kfar Azar" explores the aftermath of the Hamas terrorist attack that devastated Kfar Aza, a kibbutz in a region that Israelis call "the Gaza envelope."
The film is a journey to the limits of communal and individual endurance.
At its center are the experiences of ordinary individuals who confronted the extraordinary events of that day – events that continue to transform them, their country, and the Middle East. The filmmaker's intimate connection with witnesses and survivors affords viewers a unique perspective of desolation and resilience in the aftermath of dispossession and trauma.
Videographer Zvi Landsman documents the ruins of a home destroyed by Hamas terrorist.
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Roni Lupo, a Kfar Aza resident and October 7 survivor, in her temporary Herlizya home.
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"The interior of a home in Kfar Aza’s Young Persons District, destroyed by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. "
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The interior of a home in Kfar Aza’s Young Persons District, destroyed by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023.
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Kfar Aza’s Young Persons District, destroyed by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023.
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Kfar Aza resident Ayelet Kohn contemplates the ruins of her kibbutz.
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Kfar Aza resident Ayelet Kohn walks through the ruins of her kibbutz.
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Ziv Stahl survived October 7 at her family’s Kfar Aza home and has returned to her job as director of Yesh Din, a human rights organization based in Tel Aviv.
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Liora Aylon hugs her granddaughter in her temporary dormitory apartment in Herzliya. Liora survived the October 7 attack at Kfar Aza by sheltering in her home’s safe room.
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Sergei Yankevich and his children outside the Kfar Aza vault where he and other security team members battled terrorists for six hours. Sergei was shot in the leg and nearly perished on October 7.
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A wall scarred by terrorist bullets in Liora Eilon’s Kfar Aza home.
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