Palestinian, Israeli Activists Talk ‘No Other Land’ Doc on Eradication of Palestinian Villages and Hopes It Can Help ‘Find a Political Solution’
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent The arid area of the West Bank known as Masafer Yatta, which in the 1990s was designated as a live-fire training zone where the Israeli military exercises full control, is home to Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist who has been fighting the mass expulsion of his community by the Israeli authorities since childhood. “No Other Land,” which screens in Berlin’s Panorama section, documents the gradual demolition of houses and entire villages by the military in the region using bulldozers.
The documentary was made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists: Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor and Adra.
It screens Feb. 17. Variety spoke to Adra and Abraham about the challenges of chronicling the escalating expulsions and their hopes that raising awareness will help end the occupation. How did you start collaborating on this doc? Basel Adra: I personally grew up seeing Israeli and international activists here all my life in our village and the surrounding communities.
Then when Yuval and Rachel, who are Israelis, came five years ago to write about things — Yuval is journalist — we met and we became friends but also activists together, working on articles about the area.
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