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:34786@arabamerica.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250806T200000 DTSTAMP:20250729T023614Z URL:https://www.arabamerica.com/events/no-other-land-free-community-film/ SUMMARY:NO OTHER LAND: Free Community Film DESCRIPTION:HOPKINS\, MN\n\nNO OTHER LAND: Free Community Film Screening\n \nDirected by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli activists—Basel Ad ra\, Hamdan Ballal\, Yuval Abraham\, and Rachel Szor—No Other Land is b oth a deeply personal chronicle and an urgent call to action. The film fol lows Basel\, a young Palestinian activist documenting the destruction of h is homeland in Masafer Yatta\, a West Bank region facing forced displaceme nt by Israeli military forces. Through his lens\, we witness the relentles s demolition of homes and the struggle of families fighting to remain on t heir land. Amidst the devastation\, Basel forms an unexpected friendship w ith Yuval\, an Israeli journalist who seeks to amplify his story. But as t heir bond deepens\, the stark realities of their lived experiences challen ge the limits of solidarity.\n\nHailed as “a devastating portrait” (Th e Hollywood Reporter) and “a vital\, powerful\, and damning document of resistance” (IndieWire)\, No Other Landhas been met with universal crit ical acclaim\, holding a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Its raw\, unflinch ing storytelling cements it as one of the most important documentaries of the year. (2024\, 96 min.)\n\nWinner of the Panorama Audience Award for Be st Documentary and the Berlinale Documentary Film Award at the 2024 Berlin International Film Festival\, this searing portrait of resistance has als o won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the 97th Academy Awards.\n \nThis event is free and open to the public. Capacity is limited to 150 gu ests.\n\n \;\n\nABOUT THE EVENT SERIES:\n\nThis Summer\, in collaborat ion with our Social Ministry and community partners\, and as a continuatio n and evolution of our summer community forums\, Gethsemane Lutheran Chur ch is hosting a series of Wednesday evening community film screenings\, fo llowed by Sunday morning adult forums and follow-up evening community disc ussions. Through film and conversation\, we are deepening our understandi ng of cultural and theological hot-button issues like what the Bible has t o say about LGBTQIA+ inclusion\, anti-Black racism and injustice across U. S. history\, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Palestine\, and more. Th ese events are free and open to the public. Registration is required. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.arabamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2 025/07/Screenshot-2025-07-16-at-5.03.56-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