Holding Liat
Credits
Director:
Brandon Kramer
Producer:
Darren Aronofsky, Lance Kramer, Yoni Brook, Ari Handel, Justin A. Gonçalves
by Brandon Kramer • 2025 • 97' • USA
After Liat Beinin Atzili is kidnapped on October 7th, her Israeli-American family faces their own conflicting perspectives to fight for her release and the future of the places they call home.
Press
“Emotionally rich, politically thought-provoking… intimate, empathetic… This timely film should find receptive audiences everywhere, and help bring nuance and understanding to a continuing crisis.”
— Screen International
“Politically potent and emotionally gripping… a lucid portrait.”
— The Hollywood Reporter
Festivals & Awards
Documentary Award – Winner
— Berlinale 2025
Zagrebdox 2025
It’s All True International Documentary Film Festival 2025
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2025
Millenium Docs Against Gravity 2025
DocAviv 2025
Tribeca Film Festival 2025
DC/DOX Film Festival 2025
Filmmaker’s Biography
Brandon Kramer is a Washington, D.C.-based filmmaker and co-founder of Meridian Hill Pictures with his brother Lance. Brandon directed The First Step (Tribeca, AFI DOCS); City of Trees (Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, PBS, Netflix); and the Webby Award-winning independent documentary series The Messy Truth (CNN). Brandon is a Film Independent Fellow, a D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities Fellow, a regular collaborator with Kartemquin Films, and a teacher for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Brandon holds a BA in film and cultural anthropology from Boston University.