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1 online resource (streaming video file) (96 minutes) : .flv file, sound |
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** TAKEN FROM THEATRICAL FLYER** "This is not just a film for me - it's my life." Waad al-Kateab FOR SAMA is an intimate feature documentary that takes the form of a letter from Waad al-Kateab, a 26-year old Syrian mother, to her daughter Sama recorded in the last days of the battle for Aleppo.Waad lives with Sama's father, a doctor in the last surviving hospital in rebel-held Aleppo. Surrounded on all sides, bombarded daily by the Syrian regime and Russian air force, Waad fears they may be killed at any moment. So she crafts a filmed message to her one-year-old daughter to explain who her parents were, what they were fighting for and why Sama came into this world - a record for the young girl in case they don't survive. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as she wrestles with the impossible choice - to flee the city and protect her daughter or fight for their freedom.Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2020 Academy Awards® and winner of multiple awards including the Grand Jury prize for Best Documentary and the Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival, For Sama is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts. **TAKE ACTION BREAKOUT AS REQUESTED BY PRODUCERS FOR FLYER** Take Action FOR SAMA Action For Sama is an independent impact campaign by the filmmakers of For Sama, who wish to turn the incredible worldwide reaction to the film into positive action for people living in opposition-controlled areas of Syria. Visit www.actionforsama.com to view more about the campaign and how you can take action today. #ActionForSama #ForSama #StopBombingHospitals FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.In the form of a love letter from a young mother to her daughter, Sama, 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 |
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Film |
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Hamza Al-Khateab, Sama Al-Khateab, Waad Al-Kateab |
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Originally produced by Umbrella Entertainment in 2019 |
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In English |
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Current affairs
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Middle East
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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Streaming video
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Watts, Edward, film director
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Al-Kateab, Waad, film director
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Al-Khateab, Hamza, actor
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Al-Khateab, Sama, actor
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Al-Kateab, Waad, actor
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Umbrella Entertainment (Firm)
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Kanopy (Firm)
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