Atlanta Jewish Film Festival – UNraveling UNRWA

A probing, rigorous investigation examines how a relief agency founded to aid Palestinian refugees after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, grew into a sprawling, politicized institution now at the center of global scrutiny. In the wake of October 7 and renewed allegations of staff complicity under Hamas influence, the 75-year evolution of UNRWA emerges as a case study in structural dysfunction and political morasses that have hardened hostilities across generations. Drawing on rare archives, former insiders’ testimony, and sharply framed opposing viewpoints, this provocative exposé—a Haifa International Film Festival Investigative Documentary Award winner—delineates urgent questions about the legacy of a humanitarian organization that may be perpetuating the very crisis it was created to resolve.