Indeed, an earlier film that also documents Palestinian protests against Israeli land expropriation, 5 Broken Cameras, was a finalist for best documentary at the 2013 Academy Awards.
However, it is unusual for a film like No Other Land, which has garnered critical acclaim and has been recognized at various film festivals and award shows.
Yet the fact that this conflict has been in the news since October 2023 should also heighten audience interest in a film such as No Other Land – and, therefore, lead to increased sales, the metric that distributors care about the most.
Palestinian film No Other Land cannot find a US distributor.
It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2024 and was acquired for distribution just a few months later by Kino Lorber, a major U.S.-based distributor of independent films.