For Sama
2019 film by Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For Sama (Arabic: من أجل سما, romanized: min ʾajl Samā) 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.
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Produced by | Waad Al-Kateab |
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Cinematography | Waad Al-Kateab |
Edited by | Chloe Lambourne Simon McMahon |
Music by | Nainita Desai |
Production companies | PBS Frontline Channel 4 News ITN Productions |
Distributed by | PBS Distribution (US) Republic Film Distribution (UK) |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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Languages | Syrian Arabic English |
Box office | US$1.3 million[2][3] |
The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2019,[4] where it won the Documentary Feature Competition's Grand Jury and Audience Awards.[5]
For Sama made history when it was nominated in four categories in the BAFTA awards, making it the most nominated documentary ever.[6] It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards.[7]