Trump, Look: The Documentary 'No Other Land' Depicting the Horrors of War and Violence Releases Today!

The film 〈No Other Land〉 released today is a documentary created by four directors from Palestine and Israel, capturing the tragedy of a village in Palestine on site.

Masafar Yatta in the West Bank of Palestine. The lives of the people living in this area have long been placed in the midst of oppression and violence. The film 〈No Other Land〉 closely documents this reality, sharply capturing the daily lives, struggles, and human solidarity of those who live within it.

〈No Other Land〉 received global attention by winning the Best Feature Documentary at the 97th Academy Awards. Following the Oscar win, co-director Hamdan Balal was attacked by Israeli settlers at his home, suffering injuries with blood on his head and abdomen, and five American activists from the citizen group 'Jewish Nonviolence Center' opposing the Israeli occupation of the West Bank were also reported to have been attacked by Jewish settlers, according to CNN. Basel Adra, who co-directed 〈No Other Land〉, told The Guardian, "Palestinians in the West Bank face physical attacks from Israeli settlers almost every day," adding, "This attack may be a form of revenge for the film and the Oscar award."

〈No Other Land〉 is not simply a record of a regional conflict. The current threats faced by the directors prove that the film is not a record of the past but a reality that is still ongoing. What this work aims to convey is not a grand political declaration, but the very lives of those who can only say, "There is no other land" (NO OTHER LAND). In a place where life is on the brink of disappearing, documentation becomes the only way to leave a trace of existence. As war and violence escalate, 〈No Other Land〉 asks us: Will we turn a blind eye to this record, or will we look at it until the end? The reason we must see 〈No Other Land〉 now is right here.