They filmed while bombs fell on their homes. This is what they saw.
Free access to the Gaza Strip has remained closed to international journalists since the war began on October 7, 2023. AFP's permanent reporters are among the few professional witnesses to have experienced this conflict from the inside. They have watched, filmed, photographed, testified, all whilst struggling to ensure their own survival. From their exile, they recount this war, which is the deadliest ever recorded for members of the press.
Direction
Exile-as-narrative device transforms survival into testimony.
Cinematography
Reporter-shot footage: no polish, only truth.
Director
Hélène Lam Trong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gaza has been closed to international journalists since October 2023; this makes AFP's resident reporters among the only professional eyes on the ground, a distinction that carries enormous weight and risk.
The 'exile' structure—filmmaking from displacement—mirrors how Palestinian stories are often told: mediated, fragmented, after the fact.
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