How do journalists report on a war when they become victims of the violence and when their proximity to the conflict is used to paint them as unreliable witnesses?
That's the issue explored in Inside Gaza, a new documentary that follows journalists from global news agency AFP who were trapped in the territory as Israel exacted a fearsome revenge for Hamas' Oct 7 attack.
Director Helene Lam Trong brings these news industry veterans in front of the camera, showing how they balance the difficult task of reporting on the massive military response with their own survival, as it destroys their city, killing family, friends and colleagues.
"Most international correspondents... cover a war or a news event and then return home to safety," said freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker Lam Trong in Los Angeles, where the film was shown as part of The American French Film Festival.
