Atlanta Jewish Film Festival – Holding Liat

As their daughter is taken hostage during the October 7 attacks, an Israeli-American family is thrust into a spiraling crisis that forces private anguish into the public arena. Liat Atzili’s abduction propels her elderly parents, New Jersey natives Yehuda and Chaya, into a desperate campaign shaped by scarce information, contradictory guidance, and widening ideological divides within their own clan. The family’s varied instincts—ranging from discreet diplomacy to confrontational lobbying—play out in Washington, D.C., as they pressure elected officials, engage the media, and sharply question Prime Minister Netanyahu’s wartime leadership. This up close, shattering portrait of ordinary people swept into geopolitical turmoil earned top honors at DocAviv and the Berlin International Film Festival.