PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Several local theaters are showing the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land" this weekend.

The film was created by a Palestinian-Israeli collective. According to the documentary's website, it tells the story of people living in the region of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank who are being displaced by the Israeli government.

The International Documentary Association reported that despite the documentary's critical acclaim and international distribution, "No Other Land" still does not have a distributor in the United States. The movie also hasn't been available on any streaming platforms in the U.S.

According to an Israeli news outlet, the country's culture minister, Miki Zohar, wrote a letter asking cinematheques and cultural institutions not to screen the award-winning documentary, calling it "an anti-Israel propaganda tool" that "harms the good name of the State of Israel."

The Rhode Island Coalition for Israel also released a statement, calling the documentary "a dangerous collections of distortions."

In a statement on their website, the directors of the documentary—who are both Israeli and Palestinian—said they hope their film will bring about change in the Middle East.

"Life in our land is becoming scarier, more violent, more oppressive, every day," the statement reads in part. "We can only shout out something radically different to the world—this film—which at its core, is not only proof of Israeli settler-colonial war crimes taking place in the present, but also a proposal for the future, a search for a path towards justice and equality and an end to Apartheid."

While you can't watch the documentary at home, you can catch the film this weekend in several independent theaters in Rhode Island.

Avon Cinema in Providence will be showing "No Other Land" from March 21-23. The movie will also be coming to United Theater in Westerly and All South County Cinemas in South Kingstown.

You can learn more about the film or buy tickets at certain locations here.

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