| Uniform Title |
For Sama (Documentary film : 2019) |
| Title |
For Sama. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2020. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (96 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4135. |
| Originally produced in Syria, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and released as a documentary film in 2019. |
| "An intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war" --Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts ; filmed and produced by Waad al-Kateab. |
| Performers |
Waad al-Kateab, Hamza al-Kateab, Sama al-Kateab. |
| Summary |
'For Sama' is an intimate feature documentary that takes the form of a letter from Waad al-Kateab, a 26-year-old Syrian mother, to her daughter Sama, recorded in the last days of the battle for Aleppo. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Aspect ratio 2.20:1, 16:9 widescreen. |
| Language note |
Arabic. Subtitles in English. |
| Awards note |
L'oeil d'or (Best Documentary), 2019 Cannes Film Festival ; Best Documentary, 2019 British Academy Film (BAFTA) Awards ; Best Director, Best British Independent Film, Best Documentary, Best Editing, 2019 British Independent Film Awards. |
| Subjects |
Al-Kateab, Waad |
| Women -- Syria -- Aleppo |
| Mother and child -- Syria -- Aleppo |
| Photojournalism -- Syria -- Aleppo |
| Documentary films -- Syria |
| Motion pictures, Arabic |
| Foreign language films |
| Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- Personal narratives |
| Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- Children |
| Genre |
Documentary films |
| Biographical films |
| War films |
| Feature films |
| Nonfiction films |
| Other Names |
Al-Kateab, Waad director, producer, on-screen participant. |
| Watts, Edward director. |
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