BBC Storyville Commissions October 7 Doc

BBC Storyville has commissioned Surviving October 7th: We Will Dance Again, exploring the attack on partygoers at the Nova Music Festival last year.

The 90-minute documentary is produced by Sipur and Bitachon 365 in collaboration with MGM Television and HSCC Slutzky Communications, with HOT8 and See It Now Studios on board as co-producers. It is set to air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on September 26.

Surviving October 7th: We Will Dance Again is also slated to also air around the world, including on Paramount+ in the U.S., Hot Channel 8 in Israel and Nine Network in Australia, with other territories yet to be unveiled.

Yariv Mozer, director, said, “I see it as my duty as a documentary filmmaker to bring to the world the testimonies and horrific stories of the survivors of this slaughter, those who are no longer with us and the countless who are still captured hostages in Gaza, with their fate remaining unknown. These are young women and men whose only sin was their desire for music and the passion to celebrate free love, spirit and freedom.

“It’s a story that needs to be told to honor the victims’ memory, challenge the darkness with light and reaffirm our unwavering belief in hope, unity and the enduring human spirit.”

Lucie Kon, commissioning editor for BBC Storyville, added, “I am grateful to the young survivors of the Nova Music Festival who have trusted us to share their experiences of that terrible day so that BBC viewers can get a sense of some of what they experienced. This is an important film. Director Yariv Mozer and the team have done an extraordinary job in telling this harrowing story.”