For Sama (with audio description)
dir. Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts 2019 United Kingdom 100 min.
2019 – IFF Cannes: Best Documetary Award, 2019 – Hot Docs Toronto, 2019 – SXSW Texas, 2019 – IDFA Amsterdam
”For Sama” tells the inside story of the Syrian tragedy. The commentary is in the form of a letter from a mother to her child.
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"For Sama" tells the inside story of the Syrian tragedy. The commentary is in the form of a letter from a mother to her child. War can’t get much closer without being there yourself. Waad al-Kateab dedi-cates the film to her newborn daughter: “I need you to understand why your father and I made the choices we did, what we were fighting for.” With a simple digital camera, she documents the Syrian uprising against Assad in the rebel stronghold of Aleppo, from the beginning to the forced evacuation at the end of 2016.
