A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024's most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?

A Palestinian - Israeli collective made one of 2024 's most lauded docs. Basel Adra , a Palestinian , and Yuval Abraham , an Israeli , spent five years making a movie that depicts daily life in Adra’s village under Israeli occupation. The resulting film, “ No Other Land ,” has been hailed as one of the year 's most powerful documentaries.

It's also stoked controversy, prompted death threats for its makers and remains without an American distributor.

“No Other Land” was enmeshed in controversy soon after its debut at the Berlin Film Festival .

In Germany , politicians criticized the filmmakers for making no mention of Israeli victims or Hamas .

“We made this movie to not lose Masafer Yatta , not lose our homes,” says Adra .

“We wanted to send the message that the status quo is very harmful and it should change,” says Adra .

“Why are you blocking these kinds of voices from entering the space of mainstream cinema in the U.S. ?” (The film also lacks an Israeli distributor.) However, the filmmakers hope “ No Other Land ” remains a vital document to the current crisis.