Displaced
A powerful short documentary exploring the lives of individuals grappling with the loss of home
About the Film
Displaced is a 12-minute observational documentary offering an intimate window into the lives of three Lebanese families uprooted by the 2024 Hezbollah-Israeli war. Filmed inside a rarely-accessible refugee centre in South Lebanon, the film captures quiet, everyday moments in the midst of crisis — the emotional weight of loss, the uncertainty of waiting, and the quiet strength of those trying to hold on to a sense of normalcy. Without narration or commentary, Displaced allows viewers to witness the human cost of war as it unfolds — raw, personal, and unfiltered.
Without narration or commentary, Displaced allows viewers to witness the human cost of war as it unfolds — raw, personal, and unfiltered.
Middle East
Director’s note
Antoine Abou-Samra
Director | Producer | Editor
As a French-Lebanese filmmaker, the experience of displacement is part of my family’s story. My parents fled Lebanon during the Civil War, and although I didn’t live that reality firsthand, the themes of loss, identity, and belonging have shaped my life.
Displaced began with a simple yet urgent question: What happens to people in the days after they lose everything? Gaining access to a refugee centre during the 2024 Hezbollah-Israeli war, we spent two weeks with three families navigating life in limbo. Their strength, their vulnerability, their small daily routines — these are the truths I wanted to honour.
This film is not meant to explain the politics of war. It’s meant to make you feel its human cost.
Meet the Team
Grégory Demarque
Director of Photography
Co-Director
Behind the Scenes
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