Chutzpa Productions' Igal Hecht: Documentary on Hamas's Massacre in Israel, October 7, 2023
by Grégoire Canlorbe • March 14, 2025 at 5:00 am
"[T]hanks to Hatzalah, we obtained 50 hours of raw material from ambulance teams. These first responders documented everything. Every horror, every burned-out car, every bullet-ridden body, from the moment the attack began." — Igal Hecht, director of The Killing Roads, a documentary that investigates Gaza's jihadi pogrom against Israel on October 7, 2023.
"The average Canadian gets his information from a publicly funded broadcaster that pumps out anti-Israel propaganda daily, much like the BBC. These journalists take Hamas press releases as gospel and issue weak retractions only after the damage has been done. We've seen it repeatedly, from The New York Times parroting Hamas casualty figures to the BBC recently producing outright propaganda films." — Igal Hecht.
"If this unchecked immigration and tolerance for Islamist extremism continue, Canada will follow the path of the UK, France, and the Netherlands. In 10-15 years, we shall see the same no-go zones, the same normalization of antisemitism, and the same erosion of Western values. That is the trajectory unless people wake up." — Igal Hecht.
"The Sunni states are waking up to a simple truth: the main obstacle to peace is not Israel. Rather, it is the so-called Palestinians and their genocidal fantasies, like a perpetual cancer. Remove that factor from the equation, and Israel and the Arab world can thrive together. More Arab leaders are starting to see that. Hopefully, the rest of the world will, too." — Igal Hecht.
"Easter and Christmas in Israel serve as testaments to the reality that Christian minorities here can observe their holiest days without fear. This is something that is virtually impossible anywhere else in the Middle East." — Igal Hecht.
In 1999, Igal Hecht, an Israeli based in Toronto, Canada, created Chutzpa Productions Inc. His award-winning films have been described as controversial and thought provoking. They have dealt with human rights issues as well as pop culture. Throughout his 20-year career, Hecht has been involved in the production of more than 50 documentary films and more than 20 television series. His work has been screened internationally on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC, Documentary Channel, CBC, YES-TV (Canada) and HBO Europe, among other outlets.
Grégoire Canlorbe: The Killing Roads investigates Gaza's jihadi pogrom against Israel on October 7, 2023. How did you gather the testimonies?
Igal Hecht: When October 7th unfolded, I began collecting and archiving every piece of footage that emerged—raw, unfiltered, and often horrifying. As the days passed and the scale of the atrocities became undeniable, it became clear that a film was needed.
