#basel adra

[gael-garcia]

"People are touched, and then what?" 

No Other Land (2024 🇵🇸), directed by Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor

[oldfilmsflicker]

Since this film debuted at the Berlin Film Festival in February, where it won both the Panorama Audience Award and the Best Documentary Award, in this country we have seen an active service member self-immolate in protest of the U.S. Army's part in the genocide currently happening in Gaza. Despite the act being broadcast on livestream, the media misrepresented his intentions, and, in what seemed like minutes, the country moved on. In a world where video footage as a tool to speak truth to power seems to have lost its efficacy, No Other Land exists more as a form of resistance. As a form of witness. As proof of the Palestinian people's unwavering endurance, and as a document of their very existence.

[KVIFF Review] This is a Story of Power: "No Other Land"

[jackoshadows]

Palestinian & Israeli filmmakers, Basel Adra & Yuval Abraham, win for Best Documentary at Berlinale, for their film 'No Other Land' - about Israeli settler violence. They call for an end to the Occupation and apartheid & urge Germany to "stop sending weapons to Israel"

Yuval Abraham explains so concisely the nature of apartheid enforced in Israel and occupied Palestine.

" I want to say that we are standing in front of you, me and Basel are the same age. I am Israeli, Basel is Palestinian. And in two days we go back to a land where we are not equal. I am living under a civilian law and Basel is under military law. We live 30 minutes from one another, but I have voting rights and Basel does not have voting rights. I am free to move where I want in this land. Basel is like millions of Palestinians locked in occupied West Bank. This situation of apartheid between us, this inequality, it has to end. We ask, how we can make a change, to end the occupation, to move for a political solution. We don't really have an answer but we want for people to really stand up. There is a lot of powerful people in this room, a lot of ministers and people whose voices are heard. We need to call for a ceasefire. We need to call for a political solution to end the occupation."

Yuval Abraham is now getting death threats after Israeli TV called him an anti-semite!

The Berlinale film festival is being investigated for anti-semitism.

And the German ministery of culture wanted to emphasize how racist they are by releasing a statement that when "No Other Land" received a prize, green Minister Claudia Roth was only clapping for the Jewish-Israeli member of the filmmaking team and not the Palestinian.

Because apparently even applauding a Palestinian for winning an award is bad in Germany....

[haverwood]

No Other Land Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra Occupied Palestinian Territory/Norway, 2024 ★★★★ You watch something like this and then feel exhausted, completely drained of energy and hope and anything else, and then it hits you that you just watched a 90 minute snapshot of a story that's been going on for decades and will probably continue for a few more decades or so, and you know what? you shouldn't dare to write anything here because you're just another outsider looking in from the comfort of home, in a somewhat irenic, nonbelligerent patch of land.

All I can do is sit here for a while, give this whole thing a thought or two, and maybe hope to get to see in my lifetime something like Bibi's head on a spike. We can only hope.

[agentfascinateur]

Berlin "more Catholic than the Pope", accusing a Jewish filmmaker of "antisemitism"!?!

#capsizing into ridiculousness

[swanasource]

SWANA people and projects nominated for Oscars in 2025

[fnipoli]

[clemencepoles]

Clemence’s Top Ten Films of 2024

No Other Land dir. Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal

My favourite Cake dir. Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha

All We Imagine as Light dir. Payal Kapadia

Dahomey dir. Mati Diop

In His Own Image dir Thierry de Peretti

Cent Mille Milliards dir. Virgil Vernier

Hard Truths dir. Mike Leigh

Miséricorde dir. Alain Guiraudie

The Fall Guy dir David Leitch

Bird dir. Andrea Arnold

*My diary of 2024 films can be found HERE.

**Notable mentions: 

DJ Mehdi : Made in France dir. Thibaut de Longeville (Not exactly a film, but this 6-part documentary series is definitely one of my favorite watches of the year.)

Good One dir. India Donaldson

[fromkenari]

Have you heard about "No Other Land?"

[moogle159]

https://youtu.be/7AS6v3hC86Q?si=hUF71GWJQp9Hw1Pe

Above is the trailer for 'No other land' the documentary referenced above, directed and written by Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor.

Basel Adra (from the Palestinian village Masafer Yatta) has filmed the Israeli military forcing Palestians out of there homes since he was a child. Yuval Abraham is an Israeli journalist that supports him.

I am unable to find a way to watch this movie if anyone has a link to this please let me know!

[classifieds-marketing-news]

Palestinian and Israeli Directors Discuss Why U.S. Distributors Shy Away from Their Documentary: The Reasons Are 'Completely Political'

"No Other Land" is a Palestinian-Israeli documentary that sheds light on the Israeli government's displacement of Palestinians in Masafer Yatta, gaining recognition at prestigious events and film festivals. Despite international distribution, it faces challenges finding a distributor in the U.S. Directed by a collective of Palestinian-Israeli activists, the film has been praised for its critical perspective on Israeli policies. The filmmakers aim to reach a broader audience to prompt change and raise awareness about the situation in Masafer Yatta. The documentary's journey, from winning awards at the Berlin Film Festival to facing controversy in Germany, highlights the ongoing struggles faced by the filmmakers in shedding light on the plight of Palestinians. Despite the international attention brought by the film, the situation in Masafer Yatta has worsened in recent months, with increased demolitions and illegal settlements by Israeli settlers. The filmmakers hope that the film will inspire action and support for the Palestinian cause. An Oscar nomination for "No Other Land" would further amplify its message and bring greater awareness to the ongoing conflict in the region. The filmmakers urge viewers in the U.S. to watch the film and take action to support their cause. In conclusion, "No Other Land" serves as a powerful reminder of the need for coexistence and understanding between Israelis and Palestinians. The filmmakers hope that the film will spark conversations and inspire meaningful change in the region. #News #BaselAdra #BerlinFilmFestival #CineticMedia #Completely #Directors #Discuss #Distributors #Documentary #Israel #Israeli #Israeligovernment #Israelimilitary #Israelipolicies #MasaferYatta #NewYorkFilmCriticsCircle #Palestinian #PalestinianIsraeli #political #Reasons #Shy #U.S #YuvalAbraham https://tinyurl.com/2y2v8tgl

[oldfilmsflicker]

ON OUR LAND, 1983 (dir. Antonia Caccia)

NO OTHER LAND, 2024 (dir. Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal, and Rachel Szor)

[thomas-querqy]

"Voyage à Gaza" ("Journey into Gaza") réalisé par Piero Usberti (filmé en 2018)

"No other land", documentaire réalisé par Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham et Rachel Szor

On est sortis éprouvés de “No other land”, le documentaire au long cours de deux palestiniens et deux israéliens, dans les hameaux palestiniens de Masafer Yatta en Cisjordanie près d’Hébron, en « zone C » en vertu des accords d’Oslo, totalement contrôlée par les autorités israéliennes, et où continuent à proliférer les colonies israéliennes illégales.

Comme Yuval Abraham, le jeune journaliste israélien que l’on voit à l’écran avec le palestinien Basel Adra qui y vit, on savait ce qu’il se passait, mais avec le documentaire, ce qui fait la différence, c’est l’émotion qu’il transmet en nous faisant partager la vie de ces gens.

Depuis des décennies, les Israéliens, soldats et colons armés, rendent la vie infernale à ses habitants pour les contraindre à fuir et s’emparer de leurs terres, en venant régulièrement détruire leurs maisons, boucher les puits par des coulées de ciment, couper les canalisations, et parfois tuer ou rendre invalides d’un coup d’arme de guerre des victimes désarmées. En toute impunité. En 2022, après 20 ans de procédure, la Haute cour de justice a donné l'autorisation scélérate à l’armée de chasser cette communauté d’un millier de Palestiniens qui y vit depuis le début du XIXe siècle. Après l’attaque du Hamas du 7 octobre 2023, qui a détourné l’attention de la Cisjordanie, la situation a encore empirée avec la multiplication des raids punitifs des colons armés d’une violence inédite, celle des pogroms, qui ont contraint les habitants de six hameaux à s’enfuir.

Le régime d’apartheid y est manifeste, l’injustice criante, la Nakba finale est en train de survenir, et pendant ce temps la propagande israélienne est complaisamment relayée par les médias occidentaux, « propagande qui fabrique la fable selon laquelle tout ce qui se passe trouverait sa seule origine dans le 7 octobre 2023. Comme si les atrocités, insupportables, commises ce jour-là venaient de nulle part, étaient un jaillissement soudain et inexplicable de cruauté barbare. »

Le film est diffusé actuellement dans trois salles parisiennes et deux en banlieue. Espérons qu’Arte ou une chaine de service public prendront le relais !

[schroettner]

viennale 2024 #1: “no other land” by yuval abraham, basel adra, hamdan ballal, and rachel szor. very disturbing documentary about the occupied west bank's area masafer yatta by israeli soldiers and jewish settlers. apart from the moving images of the desperate inhabitants, the intimate talks between yuval abraham, and basel adra are reflecting the hopelessness and powerlessness of the palestinan people living there.