What happens when a political leader’s personal survival becomes entangled with the decisions of a government? In The Bibi Files, director Alexis Bloom builds an investigation around leaked police interrogation footage of Benjamin Netanyahu, his family and associates, placing their answers alongside testimony from journalists and former insiders.

Produced by Alex Gibney and collaborators, the documentary examines the bribery, fraud and breach of trust allegations against Netanyahu, which he denies. Accounts of expensive gifts, relationships with wealthy benefactors and efforts to influence media coverage reveal the workings of a political world shaped by access, loyalty and expectations of favours.

The film then follows the wider consequences. Bloom argues that Netanyahu’s efforts to remain in power and avoid prosecution help explain his alliances with the Israeli far right and his approach to the war in Gaza. This is the documentary’s argument about his motives, rather than a judicial finding, and its strength depends on how convincingly viewers find those connections established.

Beyond its immediate subject, The Bibi Files raises questions about accountability, the influence of a leader’s family and the institutions meant to constrain executive power. It also invites scrutiny of its own framing: does concentrating on one individual explain the political system around him, or leave too much of that system unexamined?

IMDb: The Bibi Files (2024)

This documentary follows Aleksa Vulović as he joins the crew of an aid flotilla headed to Cuba filled with medicine and other vital supplies, highlighting the struggles of just getting to a place where they can launch the flotilla, and the dangers of potentially being blown up by the U.S military. Upon arriving, the documentary highlights the direct impact that the U.S sanctions have had on Cuban citizens as they struggle with the basic necessities like food, power, clean water and health care supplies.