Basel Adra

Basel Adra

Basel Adra (or Al-Adra; Arabic: باسل عدرا or باسل العدرا; born June 13, 1996) is a Palestinian film director, lawyer and journalist. He has documented attempts by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to expel Palestinian villagers from the occupied West Bank and the violence committed by Israeli settlers. Adra co-wrote and co-directed the 2024 documentary film No Other Land with Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham and activists Hamdan Ballal and Rachel Szor. The film captures the plight of the besieged community of Masafer Yatta, where Adra was raised, showing Israeli forces demolishing homes and forcibly removing families who have lived there for generations, claiming the land for military training purposes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Basel Adra is the 2,167th most popular film director.

Basel Adra is a film director known for his work on various short films and documentaries that often explore social and political themes. He is distinct from the Palestinian journalist and activist of the same name born in 1996.