Atlanta Jewish Film Festival: Of Dogs and Men

Set and filmed in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks, this quietly harrowing docudrama follows a teenage girl returning to her kibbutz to find her lost dog amid the ruins. Still reeling from the devastation, 16-year-old Dar walks the remnants of her once-peaceful community, witnessing firsthand the tragedy unfolding in Gaza just across the border. On her search, she has fleeting encounters with kibbutz residents, soldiers, forensic pathologists, volunteers, and a teacher, each forcing into view the war’s indiscriminate toll and its silent horrors. Shot at Kibbutz Nir Oz just weeks after the assault, filmmaker Dani Rosenberg uses a small crew, non-actors, and improvised dialogue to authentically capture the rawness of the post-attack landscape.