Basel Edra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham Win the Oscars for the best drawing feature film for “No other land” during the Oscar show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, 2 March, 2025. Photo Credit: Carlos Bairia
No other landA film shows the alliance to be developed between a Palestinian worker and an Israeli journalist, which won the documentary feature film Oscar at the 97th Academy Awards, amidst the struggle of its people on the West Bank.
Accepting the award at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater, Palestinian Basel was born in 1996, and journalist Yuval Abraham, born in 1995. Sugarcane, Porcelain wars, Soundtrack for a coup And Black box diary,
In the film, Edra is shown opposing the forced displacement of its people by the Israeli army in Masser Yatta of the West Bank community. The film shows Israeli soldiers tearing homes and residents are evicted to create a military training area.
Adra befriends Abraham, but his relationship is challenged by a margin in their status.
Adra said: “No other land The harsh reality shows that we have been tolerated for decades and still protest because we call the world to take serious action to prevent injustice and to prevent ethnic cleaning of Palestinians. ,
Abraham said that he made a film because his voices together were strong.
Basel Edra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham accept the Oscars for the best drawing feature film for “No other land” during the Oscar show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, 2 March, 2025. Photo Credit: Carlos Bairia
“We look at each other, the tyrannical destruction of Gaza and his people that should end, Israel brutally hostage in the crime of 7 October, which should be freed.
“When I look at Basal, I see my brother but we are unequal. We live in a rule where I am free under civil law and are subject to Basel military law that destroys his life and he cannot control.
“There is a different route. A political solution without ethnic domination, with national rights for both our people. And I have to say that I am here, the foreign policy in this country is helping to block this route.
“And why? You can’t see that we are interconnected? My people can be really safe if the people of Basel are really free and safe. There is another way. For life, it’s not too late to life.”
Published – March 03, 2025 08:29 AM IST