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Our Land Film Shows 1% Controls Half England

5/9/2026

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Orban Wallace Releases

Director Orban Wallace released "Our Land," a documentary that says 1% of landowners own 50% of English and Welsh land while only 8% is publicly accessible.
It follows Nick Hayes delivering his Book of Trespass to the Drax estate and Nadia Shaikh leading a walk, filmed during the 2023 Darwall v Dartmoor case.
The film contrasts England’s 2000 Countryside and Rights of Way Act with Scotland’s 2003 Land Reform Act.

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Martel Exposes Exploitation

Director Martel’s film “Our Land” depicts the Chuschagasta people’s vulnerability to extractive pressure.
The documentary omits detailed accounts of daily life because its two-hour runtime limits coverage.
Defense attorneys for the accused objected to the film’s production, fearing it would expose systemic legal bias.
Martel portrays Chuschagasta cosmology as viewing land as a generational bond rather than a commodity, hinting at strip-mining’s role in eroding Indigenous personhood.

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Orban Wallace Releases

Director Orban Wallace released "Our Land," a documentary that says 1% of landowners own 50% of English and Welsh land while only 8% is publicly accessible.
It follows Nick Hayes delivering his Book of Trespass to the Drax estate and Nadia Shaikh leading a walk, filmed during the 2023 Darwall v Dartmoor case.
The film contrasts England’s 2000 Countryside and Rights of Way Act with Scotland’s 2003 Land Reform Act.

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