‘Will & Harper,’ ‘No Other Land,’ ‘Frida,’ ‘Queendom,’ ‘The Bibi Files’ & More Make DOC NYC Shortlist Of Year’s Best Documentaries
deadline.comNo Other Land, the powerful documentary set in a Palestinian community of the occupied West Bank, may lack U.S. distribution, but it’s got awards momentum behind it.
The film directed by a collective of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers earned a place on DOC NYC’s coveted Short List — the festival’s nod to what it considers to be among the year’s best feature documentaries.
The list – a harbinger of potential traction with Oscar voters — also gave recognition to Will & Harper, a Netflix film built around a road trip taken by Will Ferrell and his longtime friend Harper Steele after Harper came out as trans.
Both No Other Land and Will & Harper earned nominations for Best Documentary Feature at the Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards announced earlier this week.
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