Inside Gaza

An unprecedented insight into the Gaza war. Seen through the eyes of the local team of Agence France-Presse (AFP), it is a story of factual journalism under attack by propaganda and disinformation from all sides, threatening the very essence of war reporting.

The local team of AFP had become accustomed to living under the blockade of Gaza. Funerals, deprivation and exit restrictions had punctuated their daily lives for seventeen years. However, since the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023 and Israel’s response, their lives were thrown into a new hell. From that date onwards, they themselves became the target. They lost homes, friends and even some relatives. Their information was manipulated, distorted and questioned. Some accused them of being members of Hamas, others of being Israeli spies – placing them in grave danger from all sides.

Just over one year since the beginning of the war, they find themselves thousands of kilometers from Gaza, helplessly witnessing the events that affect colleagues and relatives left behind. In a unique storytelling approach, director Hélène Lam Trong collaborates directly with the protagonists – the journalists who recorded the footage in Gaza. The documentary blends this primary footage with additional material, recorded since the journalists’ evacuation, as they seek to rebuild their lives abroad.