Ep 85 | For Sama PODCAST

Episode Notes

For Sama tells the story of one woman’s journey through love, motherhood, war, and survival during five years of the Syrian conflict. Directed by Emmy award-winning filmmaking duo Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts (Escaping ISIS), the film chronicles the experiences of 26-year-old Syrian filmmaker Waad al-Kateab, who filmed her life in the rebel-held city of Aleppo over five years from age 21 – 26. For Sama is the first film to document the Syrian conflict from a woman’s perspective. With her on-screen, and in real life, is her physician husband Hamza al-Kateab and British filmmaker/producer Edward Watts.