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Holding Liat: Brandon Kramer’s Documentary, Intimate, Real-Time Portrait of Kidnapped Couple and their Family
December 11, 2025 By EmanuelLevy
In October 2023, two weeks after Israeli-American teacher Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv were kidnapped from their kibbutz by Hamas forces.
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Holding Liat: Brandon Kramer’s Documentary, Intimate, Real-Time Portrait of Kidnapped Couple and their Family
In October 2023, two weeks after Israeli-American teacher Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv were kidnapped from their kibbutz by Hamas forces.
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One Battle After Another: Anderson’s Epic Dominates LAFCA Awards
Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon novel “Vineland” was the top winner, earning 3 prizes for best picture, director and supporting performance for Teyana Taylor.





