‘Supernova’ documentary about Israeli music festival tragedy acquired for release in UK and more
nme.comSupernova: The Music Festival Massacre, an upcoming documentary about October 7’s Hamas attack on Israeli music festival Supernova Sukkot Gathering, is being planned for release in the UK and other parts of the world.Per a report from Variety, the hour-long documentary has been acquired by a “major” broadcaster in the UK, and has been picked up by the BBC World Service, ZDF in Germany, SVT in Sweden, DR in Denmark, RAI in Italy, VRT in Belgium, CNews in France and Record TV in Brazil.Supernova: The Music Festival Massacre – co-directed by Duki Dror (Netflix‘s Inside The Mossad) and Yossi Bloch (Netflix‘s The Devil Next Door) – is set to premiere in Israel on December 23.In the documentary, survivors of the attack and first-responders share their testimonies and open up about the horrific events that transpired at the music festival in October at the hands of Hamas terrorists.Producer Reinhardt Beetz said in a statement to Variety that “the full details of this coordinated terror attack are only now coming together, providing a comprehensive story that will undoubtedly resonate for years to come.”Co-drector Duki Dror added: “The scenes and testimonies we have documented are almost inconceivable and unprecedented.
Working on this has been particularly emotional as the magnitudes of the horrors perpetrated are coming to light.”Supernova Sukkot Gathering – the Israeli offshoot of the Paralello Universo psytrance festival in Brazil – was attended by over 3,500 festival-goers, with Variety reporting that 371 of whom were killed during the attacks on October 7, with 40 others being kidnaped and hundreds more left wounded and injured.October 7 also marked the start of Hamas’ infiltration of Israel elsewhere, including a massacre.
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