ABOUT THE FILM

LOGLINE

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.

LONG SYNOPSIS

On the morning of October 7, 2023, Israeli-American Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv were at home when Hamas attacked their kibbutz. By nightfall, Liat and Aviv are captives in Gaza along with 250 other people—12 of whom, like Liat, are American citizens.

Caught between international diplomacy and a rapidly escalating war, their family must face their own uncertainty and conflicting perspectives in the pursuit of Liat and Aviv’s release. This agonizing process, and the ultimate fate of their loved ones, challenges how the members of the family understand themselves and their place in the conflict.

Through the intimate lens of a family’s experience, HOLDING LIAT poses complex questions of identity across generations, as the family is thrust into the epicenter of a global conflict rapidly unfolding in real-time.

An independent production of Protozoa (Black Swan) and Meridian Hill Pictures (The First Step).

Director Brandon Kramer

Producers Darren Aronofsky, Lance Kramer, Yoni Brook, Ari Handel, Justin A. Gonçalves

Executive Producers Elliott Joseph, Janine Frier, Alexandra Shiva, Ted Haddock

Co-Producer Hilla Medalia

Consulting Producers Marilyn Ness, Libby Lenkinski

Editor Jeff Gilbert

Cinematographers Yoni Brook, Omer Manor

Sound Design Tristan Baylis

Music Jordan Dykstra
Story consultants Ra'ana Alexandrowicz, Carol Dysinger, Gordon Quinn

Cast Yehuda Beinin, Liat Beinin Atzili, Chaya Beinin, Tal Beinin

FESTIVALS
2025: Berlinale Forum (World Premiere)

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download