Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Our Land’ Finds North American Home With Strand

Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to revered Argentinean filmmaker Lucrecia Martel’s feature documentary “Our Land” which had its world premiere at Venice, and went on to play at Toronto, San Sebastian, New York and London where it won best film.

“Our Land” (previously titled “Landmarks”), which was produced by Rei Pictures, Louverture Films and Piano, also received a mention from the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC).

In her first foray into nonfiction filmmaking, Martel unravels the story of Javier Chocobar, a member of the indigenous Chuchagasta community in northwest Argentina’s Tucumán Province who in 2009, tried to defend himself and his people from being forcibly evicted from their land by a local landowner and two former police officers. As a result, the 68-year-old Chocobar was shot and killed, and two other community members were wounded. Martel sheds light on the murder trial of the three men, the lives of Chocobar and his fellow Chuchagasta people, and the centuries-old, colonialist legacy of land and property theft across Latin America.

“We’re thrilled to be working again with Lucrecia on her new film and look forward to taking the new film across the country to share the urgency of her film’s exploration of the treatment of indigenous communities,” said Jon Gerrans and Marcus Hu, Strand Releasing co-presidents. Gerrans and Jason Ishikawa of Cinetic negotiated the deal. The L.A.-based outfit plans to release “Our Land” in theaters this Spring.

Strand previously distributed Martel’s “The Headless Woman” which is currently undergoing a 4K restoration in conjunction with MoMA and the UCLA Film and TV Archive. Strand will be distributing that version in 2026, as well as the critically acclaimed “Zama” in 2017. “Our Land” was co-produced by Pio & Co., Lemming Film and Snowglobe.

Strand’s current releases include Rohan Kanawande’s “Cactus Pears,” Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Love/Sex/Dreams: The Oslo Trilogy” and and Gregg Araki’s new 4K restoration of “Mysterious Skin” which will have its festival debut Sundance. Upcoming titles include Maryam Touzani’s “Calle Malaga” which is Morocco’s official Oscar entry.