The Palestinian film “No Other Land” in the running for the 2025 Oscar for best documentary

The Palestinian documentary “No Other Land” has just been selected for the 2025 Oscars in the best documentary category. The film follows the journey of Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank, who fights against the mass expulsion of his community by Israeli forces.

This work, co-directed by four filmmakers – Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor – highlights the complex relationship between Adra and Abraham, an Israeli journalist supporting her cause, while highlighting the stark contrast in their living conditions. respective lives. Already noticed on the international scene, the documentary notably won the prize for best European documentary at the European Film Awards and distinguished itself at the Berlin Film Festival. The Oscars ceremony will be held on March 3, 2025. In other words, this documentary paints a striking portrait of Palestinian youth who, armed with their camera, bear witness to forced displacement and the systematic destruction of homes in occupied territory, while exploring the complex dynamics of Israeli-Palestinian relations through an unusual collaboration.