Bisan Owda

Bisan Owda’s work hits different. If you’ve seen “It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive,” you know she doesn’t sugarcoat reality. Born and raised in Gaza, she’s got this raw, unfiltered style that just grabs you by the collar and makes you pay attention. Her documentaries? Not your typical sit-back-and-relax kind of stuff. She’s right there—living through shellings, blackouts, heartbreak, hope, and everything in between. In “Gaza. Depuis le 7 octobre (2024),” she dives headfirst into the chaos that exploded after October 7th, 2023, pulling you into the tangled mess of daily survival and resistance. You feel the dust, the hunger, the exhaustion, and that stubborn spark of resilience that refuses to die. Then there’s “The Encampments” (2025), which, if you ask anyone who’s followed her work, is probably going to hit even harder. She’s got this way of focusing on the small, human moments—kids playing in rubble, families sharing what little they have—that makes the big political stuff suddenly feel personal. Bisan’s not just documenting events; she’s living them, and she brings you right into her world. Nothing glossy, nothing staged, just the pulse of Gaza as she feels it. If you want a sanitized version of things, look elsewhere. If you want a story told by someone who’s actually in the thick of it, Bisan’s your filmmaker.