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For Sama: A Heart-Wrenching Chronicle of Love, War, and Resilience

  For Sama: A Heart-Wrenching Chronicle of Love, War, and Resilience For Sama , directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts, is an intimate, raw, and profoundly moving documentary that immerses the viewer in the harrowing realities of life during the Syrian civil war. It is not just a film; it is a love letter from Waad to her daughter, Sama, capturing the unrelenting human spirit amid unimaginable destruction. The film tells Waad’s personal story as a young mother and citizen journalist living in Aleppo. Through her lens, we witness the devastating impact of the war on her city, friends, and family. Waad navigates life under siege, balancing her roles as a mother, a wife to a doctor working in a makeshift hospital, and a witness to history. The juxtaposition of nurturing life while surrounded by death makes For Sama an incredibly powerful narrative. What sets For Sama apart is its deeply personal nature. The film does not shy away from showing the brutal reality of war: cr...