No Other Land

An activist film documents the struggle of Palestinian and Israeli voices against apartheid and occupation in the West Bank. 

SYNOPSIS

Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families — the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, and for over half a decade they fight against the expulsion while growing closer. Their complex bond is haunted by the extreme inequality between them: Basel, living under a brutal military occupation, and Yuval, unrestricted and free. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.

Theme(s): , Colonialism, Human Rights, Politics

DETAILS

Director | , Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Yuval Abraham
Year | , 2024
Country | , Norway, Palestine
Duration | 95 minutes
Original language | , Arabic, English, Hebrew
Subtitles | , French
Image | Basel Adra, Rachel Szor
Sound | Bard Harazi Farbu
Editing | Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Yuval Abraham

DIRECTOR

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Basel Adra

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The Palestinian lawyer, journalist and filmmaker is from Masafer Yatta in the West Bank. As an activist and documentary director, he is fighting against Israel’s mass expulsion of his community.

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Hamdan Ballal

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The Palestinian photographer and farmer comes from Susya in the West Bank and has worked as a researcher for several human rights groups opposed to the Israeli occupation.

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Rachel Szor

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The Israeli cinematographer, editor and director lives in Jerusalem.

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Yuval Abraham

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The Israeli filmmaker and investigative journalist lives in Jerusalem.

CAREER

Oscar for the best documentary · Berlin International Film Festival · Toronto International Film Festival · Telluride Film Festival · CPH:DOX · New York Film Festival · Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival · IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival · Sheffield International Documentary Festival · Cinéma du Réel · Visions du Réel

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

SCREENING 1 | 

10 July 2025 pm31 21h00

Théâtre de Verdure 

A discussion with Céline Füri, Director of Policy and Campaigns at Oxfam Québec, will follow the screening.