Neon Joins Release of Documentary NAZA

Neon has joined the release of NAZA, the documentary by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, and says it will work with the filmmakers to expand the film’s reach. The move follows an independent U.S. release that began September 30, before the distributor came aboard. Neon said its aim is to help bring the film to larger audiences and communities. The company has not publicly detailed the specific support, release dates or territories covered by its involvement. Before Neon joined, the filmmakers and production partners had arranged the U.S. release independently, while the film had theatrical distribution plans in more than 50 countries. NAZA opened in 85 U.S. theaters across 30 cities. Reported box-office totals have risen as the film’s run progressed: one report placed its domestic gross above $800,000, while another reported nearly $900,000 in North America and more than $6.5 million overseas. Those figures reflect different reporting times and scopes rather than a single total at one moment. The film features anonymous interviews with Israeli military personnel discussing operations in Gaza. Its directors have presented the interviews as testimony about the conduct of the war,...