Syria's Lost Generation
Since the outbreak of civil war in Syria in March 2011, more than two million Syrians have fled their homes. More than half of them are children under the age of 18. Syria’s Lost Generation is a short documentary that provides an intensely personal account of two Syrian teenagers living unsettled lives as refugees.
As the conflict drags on, children have been streaming across Syria’s borders to escape the violence in their homeland. This generation of children is being shaped not only by violence and displacement but also by an absence of prospects for their future.
Since the outbreak of civil war in Syria in March 2011, more than four million Syrians have fled their homes. More than half of them are children under the age of 18. Syria’s Lost Generation is a short documentary that provides an intensely personal account of two Syrian teenagers living unsettled lives as refugees.
As the conflict drags on, children have been streaming across Syria’s borders to escape the violence in their homeland. This generation of children is being shaped not only by violence and displacement but also by an absence of prospects for their future.
Talking Eyes Media and photojournalist Ed Kashi have collaborated with the International Medical Corps to illustrate the chaotic effects of the war on Syria’s refugee youth population.
Running Time: 15 Minutes
Release Date: 2014
Ed Kashi and Julie Winokur are recognized for exceptional and noteworthy work.
Syria’s Lost Generation: Directors Give Voice to War’s Young Refugees
National Geographic
Ed Kashi: Young Syrian Refugees Living in Limbo
2015 Pictures of the Year
First Place, Documentary Journalism: "Syrian Refugees"
