We Will Dance Again
Synopsis
Friendship, love, peace and freedom—these ideals drew young hearts from around the globe to Nova’s EDM music festival in the South of Israel. But as the sun rose on October 7th, the fantasy shattered. Rockets sliced through the sky, and the dancing stopped. Confusion morphed into fear as gunfire erupted amidst the chaos. Terror breached the border fence and unleashed violence on the unsuspecting people in its rawest form. It is a stark portrayal of the experiences of those who survived and those who didn’t. The film meticulously reconstructs the events, capturing the raw emotions and heroism that emerged.
“A must-see” – Hollywood Outbreak
“A shocking document and a tough watch, but a necessary one” – The Daily Telegraph
“A powerful and heartbreaking film” – Hello Magazine
“A chilling but important viewing” – The Sun
Credits
Director(s)
Yariv Mozer
Producer(s)
HSCC, SIPUR, MGM, Bitachon 365
Co-Producer(s)
BBC Storyville
Executive Producer(s)
Sheldon Lazarus, Leo Pearlman, Ben Turner, Gabe Turner, Emilio Schenker, Michael Peter Schmidt Gideon Tadmor, Dari Shay, Rinat Klein, Dorit Hessel, Lucie Kon
Script
Yariv Mozer
Cinematography
Shahar Reznik, Nir Maman
Editor
Yasmin Novak, Roi Belbirski
Original Music
Tal Yardeni
Cast
Eitan Halley, Noa Beer, Liel (Lali) Shitrit, Noam Ben David, Halely Ben-Tzion, Yuval Siman-Tov, Tamir Leshetz, Ziv Abud, Kfir Hod, Elazar Haviv, Yaakov Blinik, Elad Hakim, Natanel Haziz, Yarin Amar, Ben Sadeh, Elinor Gambarian, Moran Caspi
Original Language
Hebrew, English
Subtitles
Hebrew, English
Broadcasters
BBC Storyville, Hot 8, Paramount+, CBS
Partners
SIPUR, Bitachon365, MGM Studios, HSCC, HOT8, BBC Storyville
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
Best Film in Festival Category “In Truth We Trust”Doc Edge Film Festival2024 -
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Best International Editing AwardDoc Edge Film Festival2024
United Nations Association Film Festival, USA, Official Selection, October, 2024
Maditeran Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Official Selection, October, 2024
Federation CJA , Canada, August, 2024
Sao Paulo JFF, Brazil, August, 2024
Docutext Film Festival, Israel, National Premiere, August, 2024
Doc Edge Film Festival, New Zealand, World Premiere, June, 2024
AJC San Francisco, USA, September, 2024
University of Maryland, USA, September, 2024
Washington JFF, USA, September, 2024
Atlanta JFF, USA, September, 2024
Cleveland JFF, USA, September, 2024
Beth Tzedec Congregation Toronto, Canada, September, 2024
SERET , Germany, September, 2024
Miami JFF, USA, September, 2024
UIA Melbourne, Australia, September, 2024
San Diego Israeli Initiative & JFF, USA, September, 2024
Temple Israel Ottowa, Canada, September, 2024
Congregation Sha'arey Shalom, USA, September, 2024
UIA Sydney, Australia, September, 2024
Australia Jewish Film Festival, Australia, September, 2024
Liberale Jüdische Gemeinde, Germany, September, 2024
NYC Streicker Center, USA, September, 2024
Shelly Lansing Theater LA, USA, September, 2024
NYC JCC Meyerson, USA, September, 2024
Innovative IFF, India, September, 2024
JCC LONDON , UK, September, 2024
MDA Leeds , UK, September, 2024
MDA Manchester, UK, September, 2024
MDA Scotland, UK, September, 2024
Temple Israel Ottawa, Canada, September, 2024
Congregation Sha'aray Shalom Hingham, MA , USA, October, 2024
Weitzman Jewish Museum with Philadelphia Jewish &Israeli FF, USA, October, 2024
Friends of Israel Scouts INC Texas, USA, October, 2024
Brotherhood Synagogue NY, USA, October, 2024
Temple Adat Shalom , USA, October, 2024
Jewish Community Frankfurt am Main , Germany, October, 2024
Warsaw JFF, Poland, October, 2024
Jewish Federation of Arkansas, USA, October, 2024
Israeli Embassy of Vilnius, Lithuania, October, 2024
Greater Portland Hillel, USA, October, 2024
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, Canada, October, 2024
Israeli Embassy of Helsinki, Finland, October, 2024
Israeli Embassy of Nigeria, Nigeria, October, 2024
Alper JCC , USA, October, 2024
Temple Beth Moshe Miami, USA, November, 2024
Calgary Beth Tzedek JFF , Canada, November, 2024
Tucson JFF, USA, November, 2024
Baltimore JCC, USA, October, 2024
Classic Cinemas Melbourne , Australia, October, 2024
Reviews
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"The director handled the daunting task brilliantly, and the movie is compelling, harrowing, and heartbreaking from start to finish."
- Hannah Brown, The Jerusalem Post
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"We Will Dance Again may be the most powerful film I've ever seen. From a terrorist attack of barbaric depravity on innocent young people celebrating life, love, and nature at a music festival, Yariv Mozer has somehow made a film that makes the viewer feel the optimism, beauty and joy of that day before it is turned into the darkest nightmare, and that is even more shattering with the awareness of the happiness that came before it.
It is not an easy film to watch, and it cannot have been easy to make, but it was immeasurably harder for those who experienced that day. I wish this film had never needed to be made. But since it did need to be made, it needs to be seen. We cannot let this darkest day fade into memory."
- Wendy Revel, President & Executive Director, The backStorygroup
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"A powerful reminder of the devastating impact of terrorism and the resilience of the human spirit. It is a must-see for anyone who wants to understand the events of October 7th and their aftermath."
- Hollywood Outbreak
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"Mozer tells the Nova massacre story as a white-knuckle action thriller, interviewing about a dozen survivors of the attack — all of whom are in their 20s — to detail their fear, pain and, to an extent, their hopes for the future. "
- The Hollywood Reporter
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"An esential October 7 documentary."
- Solzy at the Movies
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"The documentary tells the story of these Israeli citizens - utterly defenseless in the face of Hamas' indiscriminate onslaught - and it does so unflinchingly, exhaustively, and movingly."
- Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian
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"The film vividly brings to life the sheer panic and horror of those trying to survive."
- The Spectator
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"A shocking document and a tough watch, but a necessary one. "
- Veronica Lee, The Daily Telegraph
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"A powerful and heartbreaking film."
- Hello Magazine
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"A chilling but important viewing."
- The Sun
