International documentary film festival
March 30 - April 6, 2025
Kaptol Boutique Cinema, Zagreb

No Other Land (No Other Land)

Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

No Other Land

Basel, 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 family homes. 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.

Palestine, Norway 2024, '95

DIRECTOR: Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

SCENARIO: Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

CAMERA: Rachel Szor

MONTAGE: Basel Adra, Hamdan Billal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

MUSIC: Julius Pollux Rothlaender

PRODUCERS: Fabien Greenberg, Bård Kjøge Rønning, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

PRODUCTION: Antipode Films, Yabayay

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:

Berlinale: Panorama Audience Award; Best Documentary (2024)
CPH:DOX: Audience Award (2024)

Basel Adra

Basel Adra

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.

Hamdan Ballal

Hamdan Ballal

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

Yuval Abraham

Yuval Abraham is an Israeli filmmaker and investigative journalist from Jerusalem.
Rachel Szor

Rachel Szor

Rachel Szor is an Israeli cinematographer, editor, and director from Jerusalem.

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