No Other Land

Synopsis

Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta on the West Bank, has been fighting the mass expulsion of his community by Israel's occupation since childhood. He documents the slow-motion eradication of the villages in his home region where soldiers deployed by the Israeli government are gradually demolishing houses and driving out their residents. At some point, he meets Yuval, an Israeli journalist, who supports him in his efforts. An unlikely alliance develops. But the relationship between the two is strained by the enormous inequality between them: Basel lives under military occupation while Yuval lives freely and without restrictions.

This film by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists has been made as an act of creative resistance on the path to greater justice.

Director Biography

Basel Adra. 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.

Hamdan Ballal. 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.

Yuval Abraham. The Israeli filmmaker and investigative journalist lives in Jerusalem.

Rachel Szor. The Israeli cinematographer, editor and director lives in Jerusalem.