2025 Stratford events



May 31, 2025

No Other Land

No Other Land , the 2025 Academy Award-winning Best Documentary Feature, offers a powerful, firsthand account of the Israeli military's efforts to forcibly displace Palestinian communities in Masafer Yatta, a region in the occupied West Bank. Co-written and co-directed by Palestinian filmmaker, lawyer and journalist Basel Adra, Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham, Palestinian photographer Hamdan Ballal, and Israeli cinematographer Rachel Szor, the film documents the demolition of homes, destruction of schools, and the filling of water wells with cement to prevent Palestinians from rebuilding on their native land. Through intimate footage and personal narratives, No Other Land captures the resilience of the Palestinian people and the complexities of Israeli-Palestinian relations, offering a poignant exploration of resistance, identity, and the human cost of occupation.

Following the screening of No Other Land , there will be a discussion and Q&A session with seasoned Canadian journalist Jesse Rosenfeld, who has extensively covered wars, occupations, revolts, and resistance in the Middle East, including Israel and Palestine, for outlets such as Rolling Stone Magazine,The Daily Beast, The Nation, The Intercept, and Al Jazeera English. His journalism is the basis of the National Film Board of Canada documentary, Freelancer on the Front Lines. The discussion will be moderated by Deanna Horton, Distinguished Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and former Canadian diplomat. 

Saturday, May 31, 2025  4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - SOLD OUT

Saturday, May 31, 2025  7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - SOLD OUT

Stratford City Hall Auditorium Theatre

1 Wellington St, Stratford, ON N5A 2L3

Presented in partnership with the Stratford Film Festival.