Collapse

Shortly after October 7, 2023, Anat Even returns to what was once her home, traversing for over two years the remnants of the kibbutz of Nir Oz and its environs, now repurposed for tourist itineraries and military training exercises. From distant vantage points along the fence demarcating the Gaza Strip, she observes the gradual ruination across the border and the calculated maneuvers of IDF troops and armored vehicles as they mobilize for subsequent assaults. A cinematic essay, Collapse chronicles systematic violence while exposing the muted indifference of spectators. Through deliberate framing and measured rhythm, the film navigates the tension between proximity and distance, memory and erasure, reflecting on responsibility, acts of witnessing, and the enduring scars wrought by mass destruction upon both landscapes and lives.