Thank you Jewish Link for calling out the balance & sensitivity within HOLDING LIAT. Make plans to see it in theaters: - NYC at New Plaza on Sunday - DC's AFI Silver playing multiple times daily thru Thurs Feb 19! - Boston opening at @thecoolidge.bsky.social on Feb 20 + Q&A at the 2/19 preview

“Schoolteachers do not get nearly the love and credit they deserve.” HOLDING LIAT director Brandon Kramer gave a shoutout to his HS teachers who were in the audience this past weekend at AFI Silver! HOLDING LIAT is held over at AFI Silver through next Thursday!

DC, you showed up in a big way for HOLDING LIAT! AFI Silver has held over the film for another week as a result. Director Brandon Kramer will be on hand Thurs night after the 6:30 screening - just pop over to McGinty’s Public House for casual convo starting around 8:10PM. All are welcome!

HOLDING LIAT is "extraordinary" says Amichai Lau Lavie. See it this weekend at New Plaza Cinema! Sunday, February 15 at 12:15pm. Tickets: newplazacinema.org

Instead of driving them apart, HOLDING LIAT brings people together. See it starting tomorrow: Washington DC (AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center) + Q&A! Montclair NJ ( Montclair Film's The Clairidge) Columbus OH (@gatewayfilmcenter.bsky.social) Get tickets now ➡️ HoldingLiat.com

HOLDING LIAT was the #2 doc for all of January! It’s an honor to see almost 3,000 people saw our film in only 3 locations last month. As you can see, we're just getting started. Let us know where you'd like to see the film (or tag your fave indie theater in the comments)!

Critics & audiences are drawn to HOLDING LIAT’s observational approach. Pointing the camera towards the family’s experience in the weeks after Oct 7th — without any footage revisiting that day — viewers bear witness to a family processing their pain while advocating for their loved one’s release.

HOLDING LIAT gets the @bradlander.bsky.social seal of approval! The former NYC Comptroller, current Congressional candidate & forever mensch calls the award-winning documentary “profoundly human” & adds “I would urge anyone to come and watch it.”

THE SOUND OF FALLING starts tomorrow!

When your protagonists have strong conflicting feelings and points of view, but also love each other and share many core values, how do they feel comfortable about opening up to the camera? HOLDING LIAT director Brandon Kramer spoke with producer Stacey Reiss about the process of building trust.

On @democracynow.org, HOLDING LIAT director Brandon Kramer reflects on his visit to Masafer Yatta, where he met filmmakers and activists connected to NO OTHER LAND. He speaks about the survivors of ongoing, horrific violence who risk their lives every day in the fight for their community’s survival.

HOLDING LIAT is one of the 10 best films of 2025 according to the Washigton Post! “Intimate, often painful, always engaging, HOLDING LIAT offers a disarmingly candid portrait of a family for whom unimaginable crisis becomes a source of self-examination, candor and growth.”

Oscars-Shortlisted doc HOLDING LIAT opens this Friday, Jan. 16 #AtTheJBFC—snag advance 🎟️ today: bit.ly/3Lo2zNd

“Liat is a very brave woman.” @democracynow.org’s Amy Goodman recommends HOLDING LIAT, now playing at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social & opening next Friday at Laemmle & @burnsfilmcenter.bsky.social! ✨Academy Award shortlisted for Best Documentary Feature ✨One of the Washington Post’s top 10 films of 2025

HOLDING LIAT is now playing at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social! Here’s what audiences are saying: “Extraordinary to behold.” “I’m very grateful this film exists.” 🌟On the Shortlist for Best Feature Documentary for the 98th Academy Awards 🌟Winner of the Documentary Award, Berlinale 2025

🎬🎗️Holding Liat New Yorkers - at Film Forum Opens Friday, January 9th www.instagram.com/stories/hold... @batzili.bsky.social 🤍

See HOLDING LIAT at Film Forum this weekend + filmmaker Q&A! filmforum.org/film/holding...

The film HOLDING LIAT about the efforts of Liat's parents to get her returned after the October 7 attack in Israel is a better look at what happened than what you will see elsewhere in the media www.unseenfilms.net/2026/01/hold...

"Politically potent and emotionally gripping"- The Hollywood Reporter HOLDING LIAT opens January 16 at Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, NY. Be there for a sneak preview + Q&A with filmmakers Brandon Kramer + Lance Kramer moderated by film writer and critic David Schwartz!

It was such an honor to speak with filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda about HOLDING LIAT about the role of a documentary filmmaker and how our film, in bearing witness to what our protagonists are going through without judgment, captures an experience that is both personal and universal.

See HOLDING LIAT this month in theaters! ✨ Jan 9 at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social ✨ Jan 16 at Laemmle Theatres Filmmaker Q&As at select screenings. “Politically potent and emotionally gripping” – The Hollywood Reporter “Powerful and complex” – The Guardian

HOLDING LIAT is one of the best films of the year, says @washingtonpost.com! Opens Fri Jan 9 in NYC at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social Opens Fri Jan 16 in LA at Laemmle Theatres Director Q&As opening weekend on both coasts. Tickets are on sale now!

Care. Empathy. Humanity. HOLDING LIAT is one family’s story – with unique perspectives compared to the common media narratives around October 7. #ForYourConsideration | Best Documentary Feature A Film By the Kramer Brothers

“Once you awaken to what’s going on on the other side, you can’t unsee. We all have our blindspots, but there is a cost to not seeing, says Aziza Hasan, Executive Director of Newground. There is hope in being able to see and take in other’s stories.

Liat’s family experienced something drastically different than media narratives about hostage families. @camanpour.bsky.social spoke with Brandon Kramer about the process of documenting the family. Go beyond the headlines when HOLDING LIAT opens Jan 9 at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social

We’re 10 days away from the HOLDING LIAT theatrical premiere in NYC on Jan 9 at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social! We’re also hitting LA starting Jan 16. We’re still working on the rest of our screening dates & we’d love to hear from you – what city or theater do you hope will be showing HOLDING LIAT?

We were honored to hear how filmmaker @marshallcurry.bsky.social (director of THE NEW YORKER AT 100) described HOLDING LIAT at our @docnycfest.bsky.social screening earlier this year. Thank you Marshall for the kind words and for moderating this Q&A!

HOLDING LIAT is a “really important film” says Steve James, who has advised the Kramer Bros over the years through their mutual association with @kartemquinfilms.bsky.social. In theaters from Jan 9!

It’s not a choice between having empathy for one side or the other. You can have empathy for all people who are affected by this conflict. This is what Liat models in HOLDING LIAT. A film by the Kramer Brothers Shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature In Theaters January 9

Big thanks to @theguardian.com for naming HOLDING LIAT as one of their top films of the year! If you’re in the UK you can watch it on BBC Storyville. In the US, HOLDING LIAT hits theaters starting January 9 at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social!

Critics agree – HOLDING LIAT is an emotionally impactful, must-see documentary. Opens January 9 in NYC at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social and January 16 in LA at Laemmle Theatres, and more to come.

“My M.O. with Liat was, This is somebody who was just taken against her will & had zero agency, & I’m going to give her 100% agency.” Thank you IDA for the opportunity to delve deeper into the topic of consent while making HOLDING LIAT. Opens Jan 9 at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social

HOLDING LIAT hits theaters Jan 9 in NYC @filmforumnyc.bsky.social & Jan 16 in LA ABOUT THE FILM: After Liat is kidnapped, her father resists efforts to use her captivity to justify escalating violence, exposing political & emotional rifts within his family as they struggle to bring her home.

HOLDING LIAT was just named to the Best Documentary Feature Shortlist for the 98th Academy Awards. We are deeply grateful that Liat and her family, and the values this film represents, have been recognized alongside so many other exceptional films we admire. HOLDING LIAT opens in theaters Jan 9!

At the heart of HOLDING LIAT is a family holding fast to their values, while the crisis they face threatens to pull them apart from each other. Hear Brandon & Lance Kramer take a deep dive with filmmaker Jehane Noujam about the process behind telling the story on our website.

Renowned documentary filmmaker Sandi DuBowski calls HOLDING LIAT a “thoughtful, empathetic portrait” in his recent conversation with director Brandon Kramer and producer Lance Kramer. Watch the entire Q&A on our website - link in bio.

Empathy and humanity abound in Berlinale winner HOLDING LIAT. "Politically potent and emotionally gripping" The Hollywood Reporter "Sometimes a film can do something that nothing else seems to be able to do...” - Berlinale Jury Statement

HOLDING LIAT is a "powerful starting point towards vital conversations," says filmmaker and friend Jehane Noujaim. Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award. Time to start these important conversations with your loved ones when HOLDING LIAT opens @filmforumnyc.bsky.social January 9!

We're honored to share that HOLDING LIAT has won the Courageously Utopian Audience Award at Germany's Exground Filmfest! The fest described our film as "a moving yet universal documentary film that remains highly relevant, especially considering the development of the conflict."

HOLDING LIAT chronicles a family fighting to stay true to their moral guideposts, even in the face of a global crisis pushing each member of the family to their brink. HOLDING LIAT Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award In Theaters January 2026 | #ForYourConsideration

We were trained in the @kartemquinfilms.bsky.social school of ethics when it comes to building relationships with our protagonists. As @marshallcurry.bsky.social shared in our post-screening discussion at @docnycfest.bsky.social, these principles serve as a guiding light in the editing room.

Thank you Ondi Timoner for so thoughtfully moderating our @woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social Q&A. HOLDING LIAT is the story of a family in crisis, and a story of empathy that prompts audiences to step outside of their own silos and into someone else's lived experience.

The complexities of navigating the filmmaker/protagonist relationship go deeper than a release waiver, especially when you're telling a story about a family in crisis. @filmindependent.org president Brenda Robinson spoke with the Kramer Brothers about documentary ethics.

Winner, Berlinale Documentary Award "Powerful & complex... HOLDING LIAT is a valuable work." - Guardian Critics, juries & audiences around the world have been moved by the empathy & humanity at the heart of HOLDING LIAT, a film by the Kramer brothers. #ForYourConsideration

One of the words audiences often use to describe HOLDING LIAT is "humanity." HOLDING LIAT chronicles one family's attempt to hold onto their own humanity, and empathy for others' humanity even when they are pushed to the brink.

"Your film delivered. I was blown away by it." Filmmaker Jehane Joujaim spoke with HOLDING LIAT director Brandon Kramer & producer Lance Kramer about the necessity of telling personal stories to convey the emotional depth of the Israel/Palestine conflict.

HOLDING LIAT defies any simple categorization. See the film that has been surprising audiences globally since our world premiere at Berlinale. Coming to theaters in the US starting January 9 at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social.

Director Brandon Kramer and consulting producer Libby Lenkinsi were honored to talk about HOLDING LIAT with Alison K Sommer on the @haaretzcom.bsky.social podcast. Find it wherever you get your podcasts - and let us know what you think.

HOLDING LIAT goes beneath headlines to offer an intimate window into one family's experience. We have been so moved by the way audiences have responded to the film's nuances & complexity. This is just a small sample of reflections from audiences after our Tribeca premiere.

A family's loyalty to progressive ideals amid a crisis takes center stage in HOLDING LIAT, profiled in a great @theguardian.com piece by @julianborger.bsky.social theguardian.com/film/2025/se...