Oscar-Winning ‘No Other Land’ Co-Director Says Academy “Refused” To Publicly Support Hamdan Ballal After Settler Attack

One of the more frustrating industry news stories this week was the horrific treatment of recent Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Hamdan Ballal of “No Other Land” at the hands of violent Israeli settlers who attacked him and then was detained/beaten by the IDF (alongside Mohammad Shanran and Nasser Shreteh) in the West Bank. Ballal’s co-director of “No Other Land” Yuval Abraham (an Israeli investigative journalist and filmmaker), on the compelling documentary focusing on the troubles in the West Bank and settler violence, has now highlighted that the Academy has “refused” to support the recent winner after the reports of his brutal abuse and detainment along with his high-profile Oscar win being brought up during his taunting and torture. Continue reading Oscar-Winning ‘No Other Land’ Co-Director Says Academy “Refused” To Publicly Support Hamdan Ballal After Settler Attack at The Playlist.

Mar 26, 2025 - 20:53

Oscar-Winning ‘No Other Land’ Co-Director Says Academy “Refused” To Publicly Support Hamdan Ballal After Settler Attack

Hamdan Ballal and Rachel Szor get their Oscars® engraved at the Governors Ball following the live ABC telecast of the 97th Oscars® at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

One of the more frustrating industry news stories this week was the horrific treatment of recent Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Hamdan Ballal of “No Other Land” at the hands of violent Israeli settlers who attacked him and then was detained/beaten by the IDF (alongside Mohammad Shanran and Nasser Shreteh) in the West Bank.

Ballal’s co-director of “No Other Land” Yuval Abraham (an Israeli investigative journalist and filmmaker), on the compelling documentary focusing on the troubles in the West Bank and settler violence, has now highlighted that the Academy has “refused” to support the recent winner after the reports of his brutal abuse and detainment along with his high-profile Oscar win being brought up during his taunting and torture.

Continue reading Oscar-Winning ‘No Other Land’ Co-Director Says Academy “Refused” To Publicly Support Hamdan Ballal After Settler Attack at The Playlist.