Film
Noah Missell and Tal Davida. Photo: screenshot
April 28, 2026, 2:48 pm
Telling our own Jewish stories
'Jewish culture isn’t just something we inherit, it’s something we must all actively preserve, or risk losing it altogether'
By Jessica Abelsohn
Photo: Instagram
July 30, 2025, 8:00 am
Leading Israeli actor Alon Abutbul dies
60-year-old actor, Alon Abutbul, was a mainstay of Israeli film and TV for decades. He also featured in Hollywood blockbusters such as Rambo III and The Dark Knight Rises.
By Ethan Rubinson and JESSICA STEINBERG
Basel Adra, from left, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham accept the award for best documentary feature film for "No Other Land" during the Oscars on March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
March 3, 2025, 5:53 pm
‘No Other Land’ wins best documentary Oscar
Two of film’s co-directors use acceptance speeches to call for Palestinian rights and for release of hostages.
By Ben Sales
Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in A Real Pain.
September 13, 2024, 11:01 am
JIFF to open with A Real Pain
The Jewish International Film Festival is back with a bang, opening with Jesse Eisenberg's new film, A Real Pain.
By AJN STAFF
Helen Mirren as Grandmère and Bryce Gheisar as Julian. Photo Credit: Larry Horricks
August 22, 2024, 9:23 am
A lesson in choosing kindness
Starring Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson, White Bird is bursting with lessons for viewers. From 'one must always be kind to others' to 'how to help others when they can't help themselves', the inspirational follow-up film to Wonder is essentially a lesson in humanity. Jessica Abelsohn shares why it's such a heartwarming story.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Gal Gadot stars as the evil queen in Disney's upcoming Snow White, as seen in a trailer released on August 11, 2024. Photo: Screenshot
August 15, 2024, 9:56 am
Snow White film faces anti-Israel boycott calls targeting Gal Gadot
Activists slam new Disney film for casting Israeli actress as evil queen, while her co-star Rachel Zegler posts ‘Free Palestine’ comment alongside trailer.
By TOI and AJN Staff
Director of Jump Street Films Jamie Bialkower.
July 25, 2024, 11:34 am
New fund for Jewish Australian films
Having worked in the film industry for over 20 years, Bialkower noted the lack of interest and support for Jewish Australian stories.
By Sharyn Kolieb
Helen Mirren stars as Golda Meir in Golda.
May 10, 2024, 12:22 pm
Golda
A new film Golda, currently showing in Australian cinemas, explores Meir’s legacy in light of this new understanding
By Sharyn Kolieb
The Tattooist of Auschwitz – a young Lale Sokolov (Jonah Hauer-King) with Gita Furman (Anna Próchniak).
May 9, 2024, 8:00 am
The love story of Australian Holocaust survivors becomes a TV series
It is Lale Sokolov’s story (born Ludwig Eisenberg), of how in 1942 he was sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, Nazi Germany’s largest concentration camp and death camp.
By Sharyn Kolieb
Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein and Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre in Maestro. Photo: Jason McDonald/Netflix
November 29, 2023, 6:46 am
Controversy & creativity
Peeling back the curtain on Leonard Bernstein, Maestro unveils a symphony of creativity, controversy and composition. And Bradley Cooper's second foray into directing hasn't been without controversy itself. Jessica Abelsohn explores the film and the surrounding commentary.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Yagil (left) and Or Yaakov. Photo: supplied via Times of Israel
November 20, 2023, 7:21 am
Animator creates short about abducted brothers
Goodman said he gets deeply involved in any project he works on, but usually can take breaks to eat, be with his kids, live his life. Not this time.
By JESSICA STEINBERG
November 19, 2023, 6:22 am
The story you hear, but don’t see
In the shadow of the terror attack on Israel last month, a new film by Jonathan Glazer has been screened at the New York Film Festival. But it's not just any film. It's a film about the zone of interest – the area surrounding Auschwitz. Jessica Abelsohn reports.
By Jessica Abelsohn
Richard James Allen in Cut. Photo: The Physical TV Company
November 8, 2023, 7:09 am
Contradictory ideas coexisting in complex ways
“It’s a piece for me that is born out of my own complexity and contradictory feelings, and I hope to share some of that feeling and some of the hope that I have found.”
By AJN STAFF
Deutsche Welle journalist Ayman Al Aloul discusses how he was intimidated in Eyeless in Gaza. Photo: Screenshot
November 2, 2023, 2:15 pm
How Hamas manipulates the media in Gaza
"Our movie presents the history of the area, the nature of Hamas, the inaccuracies of the media. We interview Hamas leaders, western military spokesmen, Middle eastern politicians, leading journalists."
By AJN STAFF
October 15, 2023, 7:23 am
Sharing Sasha’s story
When The AJN ran a story about a young Sydney filmmaker, we never anticipated that it would spawn a beautiful filmmaking relationship with an author in Melbourne. Lexee Gordoun and Anita Selzer have teamed up to produce Sasha’s Game, which follows the story of how Anita’s father survived the Holocaust. The AJN spoke to both the filmmaker and the author about how the film came to be and what they hope the future of the film holds.
By AJN STAFF
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