Young Palestinian activist Basel Adra 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.
No Other Land
- Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Bilal
- Norway
- 2024
- 95 mins
- Sat Jan 25
- 2:15 PM
- Showplace
- In-Person Only
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.
- Captioned in English
- Indigenous Rights, International Human Rights
About the Filmmaker
- Filmmaker: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Bilal
- Producer: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning
Basel Adra is a Palestinian lawyer, journalist and filmmaker from Masafer Yatta. He has been an activist and documentarian since 15, fighting against Israel’s mass expulsion of his community.
Rachel Szor is an Israeli cinematographer, editor, and director from Jerusalem.
Hamdan Ballal is a Palestinian photographer, filmmaker and farmer from Susya, and has worked as a researcher for several anti-occupation human rights groups.
Yuval Abraham is an Israeli filmmaker and investigative journalist from Jerusalem.