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In her latest project, The Children of October 7, Jewish American performer and social media activist Montana Tucker offers a raw and heartbreaking glimpse into the lives of Israel’s youngest survivors of Hamas’s October 7 massacre.
In a series of intimate, unscripted conversations, Tucker sits down with eight children — ranging in age from 9 to 17 — who recount, in their own words, the horrors they endured that day.
Some were held hostage in Gaza. Others watched their parents be murdered before their eyes. One survived by pretending to be dead beneath his mother’s body. Through these harrowing testimonies, the film strips away headlines and politics, revealing something far more enduring: truth through the eyes of children.
The documentary offers no narration, no statistics, no political framing — only the voices of the survivors themselves. One 11-year-old girl recalls being forced to sit next to her sister’s lifeless body. Another, just 12, speaks about being kidnapped and beaten after being dragged across the border. A teenage girl reads a final message she never got to send her murdered father. These moments are devastating, but they are also full of strength and resilience. As Tucker observed, “These children don’t wallow — they endure. They grieve — but they also laugh.”
For Tucker, the film was also deeply personal. The granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, she described the project as part of a long journey rooted in generational memory and trauma. Years before October 7, she had worked on a Holocaust educational docuseries that brought her to the very places where her family had suffered. That experience, she said, “forever changed” her.
While filming The Children of October 7, the emotional weight of the interviews was often overwhelming — but Tucker knew she had to remain strong for the children in front of her.
“I was interviewing them and I’m having to look them in the eyes, and I said to myself, ‘I can’t be the one to now break down. If they’re staying strong, I have to stay strong for them.’”
The Children of October 7 does not attempt to analyze or explain. It exists to bear witness — and to ensure these stories are not forgotten.
Earlier this month, the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) hosted Tucker during her sixth solidarity visit to Israel since October 7, 2023. Her itinerary — coinciding with Israel’s Memorial Day and Independence Day — included powerful encounters with wounded IDF soldiers, former hostages, and young residents of the Bet Elazraki Children’s Home in Netanya. She joined First Lady Michal Herzog for a special forum, met with CAM Advisory Board Chair Natan Sharansky, and visited firefighters battling wildfires near Jerusalem.
Looking back on her path from entertainer to activist, she reflected:
“If I can use [my platform] to share the truth, to stand up for what is right, I will. Yes, it comes with consequences — but I’m not stopping, and I hope none of you stop.”
Over the past year, CAM has proudly partnered with Tucker on a series of creative projects that reached tens of millions of viewers around the world:
– “We Can Dance Again,” filmed at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, honoring the 364 young lives lost.
– “I’m a Survivor,” a tribute to Israeli hostages still held in Hamas captivity.
– “Woman, Life, Freedom,” celebrating the courage of Iranian women fighting oppression.
Tucker continues to be one of the most steadfast global voices in support of Israel and against antisemitism. The Children of October 7 is her latest act of moral clarity and remembrance — and a vital reminder that behind every headline is a human life, and behind every number, a name.
The Children of October 7 — directed by Asaf Becker and produced by Kastina Communications — premieres globally on Monday, June 2 on Paramount+ and MTV Documentary Films.
SURPRISE!!! My documentary “The Children of October 7” will finally be available to stream GLOBALLY on @paramountplus starting on June 2! You will now be able to watch not only in the United States but also in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,… pic.twitter.com/73whbnEUWQ
— Montana Tucker (@montanatucker) May 28, 2025
