For Sama2019
About
- Runtime
- 1 hour 40 minutes
- Language
- English
- Tagline
- An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
- Overview
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.
- Genres
- Documentary, War
- Released
- March 11, 2019
- Production
- ITN Productions
- Channel 4 Television
Credits
Directing
- Waad al-KateabDirector
- Edward WattsDirector
Camera
- Waad al-KateabDirector of Photography
Crew
- Sam HardyPost-Production Manager
Editing
- Chloe LambourneEditor
- Simon McMahonEditor
- Enge GrayColorist
Production
- Raney Aronson-RathExecutive Producer
- Ben de PearExecutive Producer
- Nevine MabroExecutive Producer
- Siobhan SinnertonExecutive Producer
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- George WaldrumExecutive Producer
- Olly StrousHead of Production
- Waad al-KateabProducer
Sound
- Nainita DesaiOriginal Music Composer
- Jez SpencerRecording Supervision
League points
Total, 2020 season
40- British Academy of Film and Television Arts25
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences10
- Producers Guild of America5
40 points for For Sama. Show the breakdown.
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts25
- Best DocumentaryWon10
- Best British Film5
- Best Film Not In The English Language5
- Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer5
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences10
- Documentary Feature10
- Producers Guild of America5
- Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures5
Trailers
Posters
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