Hannah Brown

Hannah Brown covers culture and has been the movie critic for The Jerusalem Post since 2001. Born and raised in New York City, she was a movie critic at The New York Post , as well as a columnist and an editor in the business section there. Her first novel, If I Could Tell You , inspired by her experiences raising a son with autism, was published by Vantage Point Books in New York in March 2012. Her short fiction has appeared in Commentary , The Jerusalem Post Magazine and Short Story Quarterly .Two of her short stories were included in the anthology Israel Short Stories , published by Ang-Lit Press in Tel Aviv in February 2011. She has published articles, essays and reviews for Newsweek , The Forward , and The Jerusalem Report . From 2007-2008, she hosted a weekly radio show about movies on the RAM FM station. She lives with her two sons in Jerusalem.

‘THE ESCAPE’ stars Ido Tako as Yoel, a young man born into a sect that, despite a disclaimer, will remind many of the Lev Tahor cult.

‘The Escape’ makes its debut, ‘Shalom’ enchants - review

FROM LEFT: Vojtech Vodochodský, Stanislav Majer, and Tatiana Pauhofová in ‘Waves.’

‘Waves’ captures thrill and tragedy of resistance at Prague radio station in ’68 - review

ERETZ NEHEDERET'S logo appears in a promotional image for the Israeli satirical television show, which returns to Keshet 12 ahead of the October 27 elections.

Eretz Nehederet returns with sharp election satire, Sydney Sweeney, flydubai spoof


Ten Oscar nominations, no wins: Is Israel choosing wrong?

Israel has earned 10 Oscar nominations but never won. Are the Ophir Awards helping choose its strongest contenders?

The cast and crew of ‘Tell Me Everything,’ after it received the Ophir Award for Best Picture.
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Flydubai hijacking survivor, filmmaker, to reveal unseen footage, testimony in new documentary

Documentary filmmaker Eyal Datz, who survived the attempted hijacking of flydubai Flight 1073 alongside his father, is creating a new KAN film featuring unseen footage and passenger testimony.

Director Eyal Datz and his father, Yaakov.

Royal Ballet star Natalia Osipova returns to Israel with world premiere by Israeli choreographer

Royal Ballet principal Natalia Osipova returns to Israel on December 17 and 18 with 'Force of Nature,' a world premiere that combines classical ballet and contemporary dance.

NATALIA OSIPOVA’S performances will feature the world premiere of a new work created in collaboration with an Israeli choreographer.

Arava International Film Festival expands to two outdoor screens for 15th edition in November

The Arava International Film Festival returns November 4 to 14 with nine Israeli premieres, Hollywood classics, and two outdoor screens beneath the Negev desert sky.

FOR THE first time, the festival will feature two outdoor screens.

ConnectEd launches online English-speaking community for Jewish educators

Initially developed for Hebrew-speaking educators, the form offers webinars, peer learning, working groups, and collaborative projects for Israel's English-speaking community.

Visitors at the ANU Museum of the Jewish People.

Israeli Second Temple drama ‘Legend of Destruction’ now available in the US

The story follows Ben Batich, voiced by Oscar Isaac, an idealistic young man who joins the zealots rebelling against Rome, driven by anger at corruption and inequality.

'Legend of Destruction.'

Mark Feuerstein heads to Israel to film new thriller

American-Jewish actor Mark Feuerstein is heading to Israel to begin filming 'Midair', an action-packed intelligence thriller for Yes co-starring Aviv Alush and Gal Malka.

Mark Feuerstein

Jerusalem Women's Film Festival to spotlight Israeli, international cinema and female filmmakers

The Jerusalem Women's Film Festival will honor Hanna Azoulay-Hasfari while screening new Israeli and international films exploring identity, family, mental health, and women's experiences.

‘WILD THINGS,’ the opening-night movie, directed by Kalil Kovesh.

New Israeli documentary captures Soroka's fight to save lives on October 7

TV TIME: From an October 7 documentary at Soroka Hospital to a new Israeli thriller set in Colombia and the return of Practical Magic, this week's TV picks offer drama, suspense, and nostalgia.

A STILL from ‘The Shift’ episode of KAN 11’s ‘Real Time.’

Swiss queer film festival removes award-winning Israeli movie from lineup after boycott threats

The Geneva-based festival, which opens on October 9, had previously included Tell Me Everything, a drama about a boy who discovers his father is gay at the height of the AIDS epidemic, in its lineup.

A scene from the Israeli film 'Tell Me Everything.'