Houston Jewish Film Festival: Colleyville

Documentary | Directed Dani Menkin | 2024 | USA | English | 80 minutes | Kaplan Theatre

Director Dani Menkin and Documentary subject Jeff Cohen in attendance.

Israeli-American filmmaker Dani Menkin’s timely documentary walks us step-by-step through the 2022 Beth Israel synagogue hostage crisis in Colleyville, Texas, using a gold mine of rare, recorded footage and in-depth personal interviews. Colleyville details the day’s bizarre demands from the British-Pakistani gunman and how the 11-hour episode was resolved by the hostages and law enforcement.

This film contains disturbing content.

Community Partners: Congregation Emanu El, IAC- Israel American Council, Rice Jewish Studies