BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Detroit X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Detroit BEGIN:VEVENT UID:34822@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T200000 DTSTAMP:20250729T185259Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/no-other-land-free-community-film-2 / SUMMARY:NO OTHER LAND: Free Community Film DESCRIPTION:Minnetonka\, Minnesota\n\n \;\n\n\n\nNO OTHER LAND: Free Co mmunity Film Screening\n\nDirected by a collective of Palestinian and Isra eli activists—Basel Adra\, Hamdan Ballal\, Yuval Abraham\, and Rachel Sz or—No Other Land is both a deeply personal chronicle and an urgent call to action. The film follows Basel\, a young Palestinian activist documenti ng the destruction of his homeland in Masafer Yatta\, a West Bank region f acing forced displacement by Israeli military forces. Through his lens\, w e witness the relentless demolition of homes and the struggle of families fighting to remain on their land. Amidst the devastation\, Basel forms an unexpected friendship with Yuval\, an Israeli journalist who seeks to ampl ify his story. But as their bond deepens\, the stark realities of their li ved experiences challenge the limits of solidarity.\n\nHailed as “a deva stating portrait” (The Hollywood Reporter) and “a vital\, powerful\, a nd damning document of resistance” (IndieWire)\, No Other Landhas been m et with universal critical acclaim\, holding a 100% score on Rotten Tomato es. Its raw\, unflinching storytelling cements it as one of the most impor tant documentaries of the year. (2024\, 96 min.)\n\nWinner of the Panorama Audience Award for Best Documentary and the Berlinale Documentary Film Aw ard at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival\, this searing portrait of resistance has also won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 97th Academy Awards.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Capacit y is limited to 150 guests.\n\n \;\n\nABOUT THE EVENT SERIES:\n\nThis Summer\, in collaboration with our Social Ministry and community partners\ , and as a continuation and evolution of our summer community forums\, Get hsemane Lutheran Church is hosting a series of Wednesday evening community film screenings\, followed by Sunday morning adult forums and follow-up e vening community discussions. Through film and conversation\, we are deepe ning our understanding of cultural and theological hot-button issues like what the Bible has to say about LGBTQIA+ inclusion\, anti-Black racism and injustice across U.S. history\, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Pales tine\, and more. These events are free and open to the public. Registratio n is required.\n\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-29-at-2.51.54-PM.png LOCATION:Gethsemane Lutheran Church\, 715 Minnetonka Mills Road\, Hopkins\, Minnesota\, 55343\, United States GEO:44.932506;-93.408241 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=715 Minnetonka Mills Road\, Hopkins\, Minnesota\, 55343\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Ge thsemane Lutheran Church:geo:44.932506,-93.408241 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR