Jerusalem is a 2013 documentary film about the ancient city of Jerusalem.^[2] It was produced by Cosmic Picture and Arcane Pictures and distributed by National Geographic Cinema Ventures in IMAX and giant screen theatres.

The film is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch.^[3][4][5] It had a US$8 million production budget and some of the profits from the distribution of the film are to be given to projects in the city that promote co-existence.^[6]

A stated aim of the 45-minute film is to show the diversity of Jerusalem^[7] and to promote understanding of the different cultures^[6][8][9] in Jerusalem.

The film-makers were given special access to holy sites and several of the little-known parts of the city. They were permitted to film aerial shots of areas normally treated as no-fly zones. The filmmakers formed an advisory panel that includes academic and theological experts.^[8][10][11] Jerusalem presents the city through the eyes of three teenagers – a Jew, Christian and Muslim - and the archaeologist Dr Jodi Magness, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.^[12] The teenagers are Farah Ammouri, Nadia Tadros, and Revital Zacharie.^[13] The film shows how the teenagers live in Jerusalem, where they go and how the city is important to them.^[6][7] Dr Magness uses archaeology to understand the past in Jerusalem.^[10]

Jerusalem was a joint production between Cosmic Picture based in New York City, United States, and Arcane Pictures based in London, United Kingdom.^[8][14][15] Jake Eberts was the executive producer until his death in September 2012.^[16] He described the city of Jerusalem as, "The beating heart of our world today.^[7]" Jerusalem was produced by Taran Davies and George Duffield.^[5][17] Daniel Ferguson was producer, writer and director.^[5][18] Dominic Cunningham Reid is also an executive producer. The Director of Photography was Reed Smoot.

The Washington Post described the panoramic photography as "at once awe-inspiring and intimate" and said watching the film "may be as close as a person can get to praying at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Western Wall, without actually going there".^[5] It was described by NBC as "an eye-popping travelogue",^[19] and "sure to enthral and educate" in The Washington Times.^[20]