No Other Land: Surviving a Crushing Machine | Far Flungers | Roger Ebert

"After a few years without formal commercial distribution, the filmmakers began negotiations with MUBI. The team rejected the deal upon news that MUBI received investments from Sequoia Capital, which also invested in Israeli defense tech companies. Sequoia was again in the news because of the departure of its Muslim COO, Sumaiya Balbale, following its inaction over Islamophobic hate from one of its executives."

"Omer M. Mozaffar teaches at Loyola University Chicago, where he is the Muslim Chaplain, teaching courses in Theology and Literature. He has given thousands of talks on Islam since 9/11. He is also a Hollywood Technical Consultant for productions on matters related to Islam, Arabs, South Asians. In 2009, Roger Ebert named him as one of his "Far Flung Correspondents.""

""No Other Land" is an important contribution to the narratives of Palestinians and Israelis. For many Palestinians, it captures a moment so many have themselves experienced. For any non-Palestinian, this film is proof that the current violence did not begin with the atrocities of October 7, 2023. If you know history, you also know, however, that displacement of the Palestinians began decades preceding the formal establishment of Israel in 1948 and its subsequent Occupation."

Omer M. Mozaffar teaches at Loyola University Chicago and serves as Muslim Chaplain, teaching courses in Theology and Literature. He has given thousands of talks on Islam since 9/11 and works as a Hollywood technical consultant on portrayals of Islam, Arabs, and South Asians. The 2024 documentary No Other Land documents the Israeli occupation of the Masafer Yatta community in Palestine. Filmmakers rejected a MUBI deal after learning MUBI received investments from Sequoia Capital, which also invested in Israeli defense technology and faced scrutiny after the departure of COO Sumaiya Balbale amid allegations of Islamophobic inaction. The filmmakers opted for self-distribution via VOD beginning October 20, 2025, and pledged 100% of proceeds to support Masafer Yatta. The film situates current violence within a history of Palestinian displacement predating 1948. Bridgeview, Illinois, nicknamed "Little Palestine," lies a few miles from the Loyola area.

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