Caro Claire Burke, the best-selling author whose 2026 release drew widespread attention, is urging all of her followers to watch a film. The documentary in question is NAZA, a prize-winning work that examines Israel’s harsh military practices in Gaza.
According to The Guardian, NAZA reveals the mechanisms behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The film’s title derives from a military acronym used by Israeli intelligence to signal the projected civilian toll of an airstrike.
The undertaking required immense perseverance and is the brainchild of Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, who, together with producer Jonathan Glazer, also created the 2024 Oscar-winning exposé No Other Land.
As with that earlier work, the groundbreaking reporting in NAZA rests on hard-won interviews with endangered witnesses and scoops from independent outlets such as +972 and The Guardian.
Even amid a vigorous protest campaign—reaching as far as threats to the filmmakers’ citizenship—NAZA is garnering accolades at the New York Film Festival and is scheduled for a broader release this fall.
The film is slated to screen at NYC’s IFC Center in October. If you’re nearby, you can secure a complimentary ticket to one of the screenings, courtesy of Burke.
The author of Yesteryear reached out to her followers on Instagram yesterday afternoon.
“I’ve bought all remaining tickets for the daily 1:00 pm showing of NAZA for its upcoming opening week (sept 30- oct 6) at @ifccenter in Greenwich Village,” she writes.
To secure a complimentary seat, simply join the queue any time after 11:00 AM at the IFC Center. Ticket allocation for that day’s screening begins at 12:30 PM at the box office on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.
A maximum of two tickets per person applies. Burke notes she’s exploring possibilities in other cities as well, but for the moment the initiative kicks off in New York.
Explaining why she chose to give away tickets, Burke lauded the filmmakers for taking risks. “I’ll keep it simple and say this,” she wrote. “If the purpose of art is to expand consciousness, and to challenge systems of power and oppression, then it could be argued that this is the most important work of art to come out this year.”
It’s refreshing to see such forward-thinking from Burke. Our thanks go to Ms. Burke for this gesture!
