Winner:

No Other Land

Directed by: BASEL ADRA, YUVAL ABRAHAM, RACHEL SZOR & HAMDAN BALLAI 

Charting an unlikely alliance between a Palestinian filmmaker and an Israeli journalist, this is a powerful record of life in occupied Palestine.

As Basel Adra documents the destruction of his community under Israeli occupation, he forms a friendship and working relationship with Yuval Abraham, an Israeli journalist. Despite the immensely challenging production circumstances, No Other Land is a powerfully cogent film, blending archive material from Adra’s childhood with recently shot footage from Palestine. Directed under the aegis of a Palestinian-Israeli film collective comprising Adra, Abraham, Rachel Szor and Hamdan Ballal, this is a skilfully crafted, bold and – now more than ever – essential story. Bearing witness to the everyday horrors of life under occupation, and the stark inequality it gives rise to, this is a welcome and urgent call for a radical shift in political, social and cultural thinking.

The Tim Hetherington Award recognizes a film and filmmaker which best reflects journalist Tim Hetherington’s legacy:

• Inquiry
• Humanitarianism
• Courage

The award is sponsored by Dogwoof and The Tim Hetherington Trust