The International Documentary Association and the independent cinema coalition Art House Convergence have released a joint statement condemning Miami Beach mayor Steven Meiner’s attempts to terminate the lease of the O Cinema for its decision to screen the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.”
“Programming decisions by independent film exhibitors must not suffer political interference in the form of First Amendment violations. It is doubly concerning that the documentary ‘No Other Land,’ which has been critically acclaimed by the highest levels of the global film industry, including an Oscar and four awards at the 2024 IDA Documentary Awards, has triggered such a censorious response,” the statement read.