Case for Rescinding the ‘No Other Land’ Oscar | Guest Column

When Documentaries Become Propaganda: The Case for Rescinding the ‘No Other Land’ Oscar | Guest Column
If the Academy Awards have any interest in preserving their legitimacy—or even basic credibility—they must consider rescinding the Oscar handed to “No Other Land” for Best Documentary. To do otherwise would not only reward a flagrant distortion of the truth but would confirm what many have long suspected: that the Academy has abandoned even the pretense of valuing journalistic integrity in favor of political pandering.
‘No Other Land,’ an Israeli-Palestinian collaboration, wins Oscar for best documentary
The film tells the story of Palestinian activists fighting to protect their communities from demolition by the Israeli military.
Palestinians hope ‘No Other Land’ Oscar win brings help as they face possible Israeli expulsion
No Other Land” follows Basel Adra as he risks arrest to document the destruction of Masafer Yatta at the southern edge of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, joined by his co-director Yuval Abraham.
'No Other Land' wins Best Documentary Feature at 2025 Oscars
The 2025 Academy Award for Documentary Feature Film was handed over to No Other Land, a political record keeping — and personal account — of the occupation and destruction of the West Bank village Masafer Yatta by Israeli Occupation Forces.
Where to watch ‘No Other Land,’ this year's best documentary Oscar winner
The documentary follows activist Basel Adra and journalist Yuval Abraham and their coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
‘No Other Land’s Israeli & Palestinian Filmmakers Criticize U.S. Middle East Policy As They Accept Oscar For Best Documentary Feature
The Palestinian and Israeli directors of No Other Land, the documentary set in the occupied West Bank, criticized America’s foreign policy in the region as they accepted the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature tonight.
‘No Other Land’ wins Best Documentary Oscar: ‘We call on the world to stop the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian people’
No Other Land pulled off a major victory Sunday night, winning the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature despite being the film that no studio wanted. The Palestinian-Israeli doc shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers — and was deemed too politically charged to secure a U.
‘No Other Land’ Doesn’t Have a U.S. Distributor, but Is Still the Year’s Highest-Grossing Oscar-Nominated Documentary
No Other Land' about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the highest grossing documentary of the five features nominated for an Oscar in 2025.
River Oaks Theatre to show Oscar-winning Palestinian-Israeli documentary
Houston's famous River Oaks Theatre has programmed showings of the Academy Award-winning documentary No Other Land. The documentary, which was created by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers,
Media Obscure Message of Oscar-Winning Documentary No Other Land
When No Other Land won this year’s Academy Award for best documentary feature, corporate media outlets didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet. The film captures Palestinians’ struggle to survive in the occupied West Bank,
‘No Other Land’ won an Oscar without U.S. distribution. Now what?
Palestinian documentary about forced displacement in the West Bank said U.S. distributors’ reluctance is “completely ...
‘No Other Land' Oscar Win Boosts Theatrical Screenings in Europe as U.S. Distribution Remains Uncertain (EXCLUSIVE)
While best documentary Oscar winner “No Other Land” has been struggling to get visibility in the U.S., the ...
‘No Other Land’ Wins Best Documentary Feature Oscar
Despite having no official U.S. distributor, Palestinian/Israeli doc 'No Other Land' wins Oscar for Best Documentary Feature ...
Anger Over ‘No Other Land’ Reflects Dysfunction of Israeli-Palestinian ‘All or Nothing’ Divide | Guest Column
The Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land" provoked reactions along the fault lines of the ongoing conflict.
‘No Other Land’ Directors Use Oscar Speech to Call on World ‘to Stop the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinian People’
As directors Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor took the stage to accept the best documentary Oscar for ...
'No Other Land' creators issue Israel, Gaza warning for the world in Oscars speech
The winners for best documentary film had a stirring message for Oscars viewers Sunday night. Basel Adra, a ...
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No Other Land wins Oscar but viewers left in disbelief at audience's 'horrible' reaction
Oscars saw No Other Land bag the Best Documentary Feature Film award, but viewers at home were left in awe at the audience's ...