For Sama 2019 Ages 18+
When
2.00pm, Thu 10 Oct 2019 (95 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema B
About
In the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo, a young journalist makes the gut-wrenching decision to raise her family amid the chaos. A Cannes 2019 Golden Eye Documentary Award winner.
Waad al-Kateab lives in Aleppo on the cusp of a revolution against the dictatorial Assad regime. When the city comes under siege, she makes the impossible choice to stay to document the struggle and help her doctor husband establish a hospital. Soon she becomes pregnant and the couple must struggle to maintain a family in the face of overwhelming adversity as their hospital endures daily bombings. The riveting footage she captures reveals a community whose humanity and humour shine through despite the bleakest of circumstances. Narrated by al-Kateab as a letter to her newborn daughter, this powerful and ultimately optimistic story shows the resilience of the human spirit against insurmountable odds.
Ages 18+
Production Credits
- Director: Edward Watts
- Script: Edward Watts
- Producer: Waad al-Khateab
- Rights: Autlook Filmsales
- Screening Format: DCP
- Year: 2019
- Runtime: 95 minutes
- Countries: USA, UK, Syria
- Language: Arabic
- Subtitles: English