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For Sama

Name: For Sama
Director: Edward Watts
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 2019
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Sama Al-Khateab, Hamza Al-Khateab, Waad al-Kateab

A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much.

2019 · Directed by Edward Watts · 100 min · Documentary · War · 8 frames

Tagline

An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.

Crew

Cinematography: Waad al-Kateab
Edited by: Simon McMahon, Chloe Lambourne
Music: Nainita Desai
Produced by: Waad al-Kateab

Cast

Sama Al-Khateab as Self
Hamza Al-Khateab as Self
Waad al-Kateab as Self

Production

Country: Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom
Language: Arabic, English
Studios: ITN Productions, Channel 4 Television
Themes: found footage, woman director, syria

On this film

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