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Basel Adra

**Basel Adra** is a Palestinian activist, journalist, and filmmaker known for his commitment to documenting the Israeli occupation and for his cinematic work. He gained international recognition as co-director, alongside Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham, of the award-winning documentary No Other Land (2024).

The film won the award for best documentary at the Berlin Film Festival, cementing his visibility. The film is an intimate and direct account of the demolitions and forced displacement in his native community of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank.

Her directorial approach is deeply rooted in activism, using the camera as a tool for testimony and resistance. Adra embodies a form of urgent cinema that gives voice to communities under occupation, offering a personal and unmistakable perspective on human rights violations and the struggle for land.

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