For Sama
The story of a 26-year old female Syrian film maker, Waad al-Kateab, who filmed her life in rebel-held Aleppo over 5 years. It is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. 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.
Year: 2019
Certificate: 18
Language: Arabic English
Director: Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts
Genre: Documentary
Length: 100 minutes