Holding Liat

On the morning of October 7, 2023, Israeli-American Liat 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 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.