A Documentary Distributors Passed On Crosses $500,000 on Its Own

IndieWire reports that NAZA, a documentary about Israel's attacks on Gaza, has crossed $500,000 at the box office without a distributor, released by its own makers. The film has been condemned by the IDF and earned rave reviews, and the outlet judges it poised to become an Oscar contender. Half a million dollars is not a blockbuster number, and that is exactly what makes it worth noticing: the usual gatekeepers declined, an official body attacked it, and the film found a way into theatres anyway. The distribution route, not the gross, is the achievement.