Documentary film

Planet_Israel
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

The Jewish filmmaker trying to understand Israel after Gaza

We speak to filmmaker Gillian Mosely about 'Planet Israel', her new documentary exploring why so many Israelis support the genocide and destruction of Gaza

Hanna Flint
06 June, 2026
Do you love me - Fouad Elkoury
Film Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Beirut speaks through its fragments in Do You Love Me

The New Arab Staff

Sarah Khalil

03 February, 2026
2025 films
2025 retrospective
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

From Gaza to Sudan: The films that defined cinema in 2025

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

30 December, 2025
Palestinian actor Mohammed Bakri poses d
Palestine
MENA
Live Story

Mohammad Bakri, Palestinian director of 'Jenin, Jenin' dies

Sarah Khalil
24 December, 2025
Dr Tahir The Mission
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

The Mission: A surgeon, a war and the film the world must see

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

05 December, 2025
Vanessa Bowles [Getty]
Gaza War
World
Live Story

Gaza-focused documentaries win prizes at International Emmys

The New Arab Staff
25 November, 2025
To Kill a War Machine
Documentary film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Shareefa Energy on the co-production of To Kill a War Machine

Sebastian Shehadi

Sebastian Shehadi

11 September, 2025
Hind_Meddeb
Interview
Film, TV & Music
Interviews
Live Story

Sudan, Remember Us: Hind Meddeb’s film on revolution and hope

Swara Salih

Swara Salih

08 August, 2025
BBC's Headquarters in London
BBC
World
Live Story

BBC says documentary on Gaza children 'breached guidelines'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 July, 2025
Lisa Nandy
BBC
World
Live Story

UK minister questions lack of sackings over BBC Gaza documentary

The New Arab Staff
05 July, 2025
Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 26, 2025.
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

Channel 4 to show Gaza medics documentary after BBC censors it

The New Arab Staff
29 June, 2025
Palestine_Comedy_Club
Documentary film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Palestinian comics speak truth to power in Palestine Comedy Club

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

26 June, 2025
Shireen Abu Akleh
Shireen Abu Akleh
MENA
Live Story

Israeli soldier who killed Shireen Abu Akleh identified

The New Arab Staff
08 May, 2025
The_Settlers_BBC_documentary
Israeli settlers
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Louis Theroux's The Settlers shows the violence at Israel's core

Sebastian Shehadi

Sebastian Shehadi

02 May, 2025
Bassam_Mortada
Documentary film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Bassam Mortada on family, politics, and healing in Abo Zaabal 89

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

24 April, 2025
The_Encampments_
Documentary film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

The truth of Columbia’s Palestine protests in The Encampments

Sebastian Shehadi

Sebastian Shehadi

11 April, 2025
Palestinians slam BBC response to axed Gaza documentary [Getty]
Gaza War
World
Live Story

Pro-Palestinians condemn BBC’s apology over ‘censored’ Gaza doc

The New Arab Staff
28 February, 2025
Vibrations_from_Gaza
disabilities
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Vibrations from Gaza: The trauma of a genocide on deaf children

The New Arab Staff

Stefano Nanni

20 February, 2025
Death_Without_Mercy
Turkey
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Death Without Mercy: Untold story of Turkey-Syria earthquakes

Jessie Williams

Jessie Williams

03 February, 2025
Moore has said the film shines a much-needed light on the 'genocide' occurring in Gaza
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

Michael Moore backs Gaza film 'From Ground Zero' amid US release

The New Arab Staff
06 January, 2025
Palestinian_documentaries
Documentary film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Top ten Palestinian documentaries you should keep on your radar

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

22 November, 2024