Children No More: "Were and Are Gone" (Children No More: "Were and Are Gone")

Hilla Medalia

Children No More: “Were and are Are Gone” is an observational documentary short (made entirely without any government funding) about a vigil that began in March 2025, when a handful of women stood silently in a public square in Tel Aviv, each holding a photograph of a child killed in Gaza. On every image: the child’s name, age, date of death, and the words “was and is no more.” Their stillness is heavy, pressing against the rhythm of ordinary life. Some passersby look away; others respond with denial, sorrow, or rage. Yet week after week, new names are added, new photographs are printed and lifted high. And each week, more people step forward to join this quiet act of protest.

Israel 2025, '36

DIRECTOR: Hilla Medalia

CAMERA: Avner Shahaf

MONTAGE: Erez Laufer

MUSIC: Daniel Markovich

PRODUCERS: Sheila Nevins, Yael Melamede, Hilla Medalia

PRODUCTION: Medalia Productions, SALTY Features, SKY, Full Story Films

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Oscar Nomination (2025)

Hilla Medalia

Hilla Medalia is a Peabody Award-winning filmmaker and producer, who has received six Emmy nominations. Her projects have garnered critical acclaim and screened internationally in theaters and on television including HBO, Netflix, MTV, PBS, BBC and ARTE. Hilla has been awarded the Paris Human Rights Festival Jury Award, Golden Warsaw Phoenix, as well as the jury award at FIPA and more. She is a regular lecturer on the subject of production, directing and crowdfunding. Hilla is a mentor at Ex Oriente and Dok Incubator. She acts as lector and judge at film festivals and forums. Hilla is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the PGA and holds an M.A. from Southern Illinois University.

Children No More: "Were and Are Gone" (Children No More: "Were and Are Gone")

Hilla Medalia

Hilla Medalia

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