"Los Angeles and the Oscars were of an entirely different world from the one I know," the 'No Other Land' filmmaker said in a ...

Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian director who recently won an Oscar for his documentary 'No Other Land,' was beaten by an Israeli settler and detained by Israeli soldiers. The incident occurred during ...

Film academy leaders apologized to 'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal for their initial response to his detainment, ...

In a small village in the Hebron hills of the occupied West Bank, Hamdan Ballal stood outside ... sovereignty” in the West Bank. For Ballal, the assault – and Netanyahu’s moves – are ...

The filmmakers behind “No Other Land” say the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed this week to publicly step up and support co-director Hamdan Ballal when he “needed them most.” ...

The co-director of 'No Other Land' condemns the Academy for refusing to publicly support Hamdan Ballal following his brutal assault. The incident has sparked controversy over the Academy's lack of ...

The assault and arrest of Ballal Hamdan is horrendous, but the framing of the incident reproduces the idea that some lives are more worthy of defense than others. Palestinian filmmaker and Oscar ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologized for not specifically acknowledging director Hamdan Ballal after his assault by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The Academy originally ...