Palestinian-Israeli film No Other Land won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the Oscar ceremony last night. The film was produced by a Palestinian-Israeli collective and follows the story of a Palestinian activist who befriends an Israeli journalist to help him in his plight for justice as his village in Masafar Yatta comes under attack as a result of Israel’s occupation of the area. It is the directorial debut of Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, who described it as an act of resistance on the path to justice. Taking to the stage at the ceremony yesterday, Adra said: “About two months ago, I became a father and my hope to my daughter that she … Continue reading Palestinian-Israeli film on displacement of Palestinians wins an Oscar