
feature · 20191h 40mSY
For Sama
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.
At a glance
- Director
- Edward Watts
- Cinematography
- Waad al-Kateab
- Editor
- Simon McMahon
- Music
- Nainita Desai
Department
Camera
- Waad al-KateabDirector of Photographyprimary
Department
Production
- Nevine MabroProducerprimary
- Ben de PearProducer
- George WaldrumProducer
- Raney Aronson-RathProducer
- Siobhan SinnertonProducer
- Waad al-KateabProducer
Department
Post-production
- Enge GrayColoristprimary
- Simon McMahon
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