
For Sama (2019)
8.2|26 Jul, 2019|100 min
An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
8.2|26 Jul, 2019|100 min
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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.
Keywords
found footage
woman director
syria
Casts

Sama Al-Khateab
Self

Hamza Al-Khateab
Self

Waad al-Kateab
Self
Crews

Waad al-Kateab
Director

Edward Watts
Director

Waad al-Kateab
Director of Photography

Nainita Desai
Original Music Composer
Chloe Lambourne
Editor

Simon McMahon
Editor
Olly Strous
Head of Production
George Waldrum
Executive Producer
Jez Spencer
Recording Supervision
Enge Gray
Colorist
Raney Aronson-Rath
Executive Producer
Siobhan Sinnerton
Executive Producer
Nevine Mabro
Executive Producer
Sam Hardy
Post-Production Manager

Ben de Pear
Executive Producer

Waad al-Kateab
Producer
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