A film deserving the widest possible distribution
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UPDATE: Channel 4 is scheduled to screen No Other Land from Tuesday March 4.
We have posted before about the superb film No Other Land, co-directed by Palestinian Basel Adra and Jewish Israeli Yuval Abraham. It exposes Israeli attempts to destroy Palestinian communities in Masafer Yatta and could hardly be more topical given the ethnic cleansing currently going on in the occupied territories. Despite being nominated for Best Documentary in both the BAFTAs and Oscars it has struggled to win the distribution opportunities it so richly deserves, especially in the US.
In the article below, Juliet Jacques looks in depth at No Other Land, its significance and how it has been received in the movie industry in the US and elsewhere. She concludes with a call for it to be shown to as many people as possible. You can help by following this link to arrange a viewing.
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This article was originally published by Novaramedia.com on Wed 19 Feb 2025. Read the original here.
No Other Land Has Exposed the Film Industry’s Cowardice
All mouth, no trousers.
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It’s really striking, when, on the same soil, one man can travel on the best metalled roads, unhindered, to a comfortable home. Meanwhile, his co-producer, heads back to an open-air prison: stripped of his human rights, not knowing who might be raiding his home in the middle of the night, and faced by an enemy soldier at gunpoint.
You might also like to watch the film the BBC commissioned – then stopped us seeing (on dubious grounds): “Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone”.
Thanks to “Skwawkbox” we can –
https://vimeo.com/1059233402?share=copy .
I think this film deserves to be seen by as many people in the English-speaking world as possible and to win awards for its excellence. Please watch it and pass on the link.
Absolutely delighted, the Documentary won an Oscar last night. Both directors showed no fear in their rejection of the Occupation in their joint acceptance speeches. Brilliant. The presentation is on various platforms including X.