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Massacre of an ordinary life
Documentary reveals women's post-Oct. 7 trials.
In brief
Documentary reveals women's post-Oct. 7 trials. Canadian-Israeli filmmaker Igal Hecht's documentary shows women at Kibbutz Kfar Aza navigating grief, displacement and rebuilding after Hamas attacked on Oct. 7, 2023. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Documentary reveals women's post-october seventh trials
Canadian-Israeli filmmaker Igal Hecht produced Where Do We Belong?, a documentary following women at Kibbutz Kfar Aza in the months after Hamas attacked on October 7, 2023.
WhatsApp group became lifeline
A WhatsApp chat connected women during the attack and remains their communication link for survivors who lost relatives, homes and ordinary lives.
Two and a half years of grief
The film follows two and a half years of grief, medical recovery, parenthood and group meetings for women who lost loved ones in the attack.
Film premieres in canada
Where Do We Belong? premieres on Israel’s Channel 8 on October 5, then screens at Toronto’s Zionist Centre on October 7 and Vancouver’s Norman Rothstein Theatre on October 8.
Hecht attends q&as
Hecht, born in Israel and raised in Toronto, will attend both Canadian screenings for post-film Q&As.
Support system for survivors
The women’s WhatsApp group became a support system: they mourned together, moved together and remain neighbours through three relocations.
The takeaway
Canadian-Israeli filmmaker Igal Hecht's documentary shows women at Kibbutz Kfar Aza navigating grief, displacement and rebuilding after Hamas attacked on Oct. 7, 2023.
