THE local branch of the Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) has organised a special viewing of the documentary film No Other Land made by a Palestine-Israeli collective showing the destruction of the occupied West Bank’s Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between Palestinian activist Basel Adra and Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham.

This unlikely friendship is warm and reminds us how people are living in a regime where they are free under civilian law and yet endure under military laws that destroy life. There is a different path, a political solution without ethnic supremacy, with national rights for both of our people.

This documentary was filmed prior to the latest conflict in Gaza.

This film won the 97th Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature) in 2025 and captures the reality of life in the Middle East.

Presented by Mansfield, Benalla, and Wangaratta RAR groups, this fundraiser will contribute towards safe passage for people from war-torn countries, and will be followed by afternoon tea of homemade scones with jam and cream.

1pm for a 1.30pm start on Saturday 28 June 2025.

Tickets are $25 from either the Swanpool Cinema website ( www.swanpoolcinema.com.au ) or from www.trybooking.com/DAREI - limited tickets may be available at the door, so please book early.