Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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🎙️ Dive deeper into the making of Children No More "Were and are Gone" with our exclusive interview with director Hilla Medalia
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An observational short about a vigil that began in March 2025 with a handful of protestors standing silently in a public square in Tel Aviv, each holding a photo of a child killed in Gaza. Confronted by the images, some passersby avert their eyes. Others react with denial, sorrow, or rage. Week after week, new photos are added. More people join the protest.

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// Credits //
Director and producer: Hilla Medalia
Producers: Sheila Nevins, Yael Melamede
Executive producers: Libby Lenkinski, Avner Shahaf, Siobhan Sinnerton, Vesna Cudic, Hayley Reynolds

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