About the film
For Sama is a 2019 documentary film produced and narrated by Waad Al-Kateab, and directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. The film focuses on Waad Al-Kateab's journey as a journalist and rebel in the Syrian uprising. Her husband is Hamza al-Kateab, one of the few doctors left in Aleppo, and they raise their daughter Sama Al-Kateab during the Syrian Civil War.
From the film's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Awards on record
- European Film Award for Best Documentary
- British Academy Film Awards
- International Emmy Award for best documentary
- Grierson Awards