The political and personal collide in Holding Liat, a documentary that follows an Israeli-American family after two of their own were taken hostage on October 7, 2023, in the Hamas attacks. As they grapple with fear, anger, and uncertainty, each person deals with the tragedy in ways that reflect both their individual character and their larger beliefs. Holding Liat can be viewed as a microcosm of the differing, dividing opinions amongst Jewish people (and the world as a whole) on Gaza, but it’s also simply about a single family at the worst time imaginable.   Holding Liat opens with a nightmare: Yehuda Beinin is on a phone call where he hears that his daughter, Liat Beinin Atzili, is being held captive in the Gaza Strip, as is her husband, Aviv Atzili. Jets fly overhead, drowning out the sound and emphasizing the urgency and immediacy of what is happening both to their family and in the region.-Crooked Marquee

“Kramer observes the Beinin family as both a unit––their interactions, shared grief, heated arguments––and individuals. The camera is present to hyperrealistic degrees, testifying to the urgency of this situation and absolute need for documenting it”-The Film Stage