Synopsis

FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. 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.

The film is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Waad Al-Kateab & Edward Watts

 

 

 

Reclaim the Frame is supported by the BFI Audience Fund using funding from the National Lottery to grow audience appetite for female-led films across the UK. Birds’ Eye View is a film charity run by the industry insiders who have been dedicated to moving the dial on equality in film for 15 years.