This is a more contemporary, reality-based exploration of the term. Paul Tom is a filmmaker and author who has lived the experience of displacement.

: Five children wake up in a city (Fortville) to find that everyone else has vanished.

: Reviewers note its use of desolate urban landscapes to mirror the internal isolation of the characters. It transforms a familiar cityscape into a place of "unease" and mystery. Seuls (Alone) by Paul Tom

To better understand the atmosphere and themes of these works, you can explore these visual perspectives:

Directed by , this French fantasy-thriller brings the comic's haunting atmosphere to the screen.

: His work Seuls/Alone (2021) and the subsequent illustrated novel explore the lives of unaccompanied child refugees .

In the world of theater, Wajdi Mouawad’s Seuls is a critically acclaimed one-man show that uses the body to perform .