Documentary on Nova festival massacre ‘We will dance again’ wins Emmy

It uses interviews, recordings and Hamas bodycam footage to depict the events of that tragic day in chronological order.

By JNS

“We Will Dance Again,” a documentary film detailing the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which specifically targeted the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im, won an Emmy on June 26 at the 46th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, held in New York City.

Produced by Paramount Plus, which also distributed “The Children of October 7,” the 90-minute film won for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary.

It uses interviews, recordings and Hamas bodycam footage to depict the events of that tragic day in chronological order.

“As of tonight, it’s been 620 days that the Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza have experienced a catastrophic pain because of the war triggered by Hamas on Oct. 7,” stated Yariv Mozer, the film’s director, in his acceptance speech.

“ ‘We Will Dance Again’ is a document of history recording events as they happened.”

He said that “we want this cycle of bloodshed to end,” noting the film was dedicated to the hostages still held by the Hamas terror group in Gaza.

“This war should end. This war should not serve the interests of the Israeli government and the Hamas terror group.”

Mozer also stated that Michal Weits, one of the film’s producers, was wounded from an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv. Weits is hospitalized and is on track to recover, Mozer reported.

“We Will Dance Again” was also nominated for Outstanding Editing‒Documentary; earlier this year, it received a Television Academy award.

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