In recent weeks, the dominant images from Gaza, amid a Hamas takeover there, have depicted the factional violence among its Palestinian Arab residents. A new documentary, “Unsettled,” whose New York premiere is tomorrow night at the IFC Center, shows Gaza in a different light, from the perspective of the young Jews who until recently lived there, and from that of Israel Defense Force troops who uprooted them in 2005.

“Unsettled,” the debut feature of Brooklyn-based filmmaker Adam Hootnick, focuses on six, 20-something Israelis — and how the government’s decision to evacuate its citizens affects their lives. Prior to Israel’s withdrawal, about 8,500 Jews lived in Gaza, which was home to some 1.5 million Palestinian Arabs.

The film’s cast of characters includes a secular surfer in Gaza, his fervently religious neighbor, a pro-pullout activist, and a soldier charged with removing Gaza’s Jewish residents from their homes. For two months, Mr. Hootnick, a 32-year-old Harvard graduate, follows what he calls “regular kids living in a very surreal environment.”

Much of the film focuses on the days and weeks leading up to the pullout, which was ultimately tearful, but relatively peaceful.

The filmmaker, a former producer for MTV News, said he tried to highlight a “passionate division” within Israeli society — without creating polarizing caricatures of those on either side of the national debate. In an interview yesterday, Mr. Hootnick, a secular Jew, said it’s too soon to say whether Israel made the right decision in Gaza. “The impact will be measured over generations, not months or years,” he said.

“Unsettled” debuted in January at a Park City, Utah film festival, Slam Dance, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary. Mr. Hootnick said he hopes to show the film in Israel.