Lifestyle
12.3.2019
With “For Sama”, Waad al-Kataeb broke the BIFA
The documentary on the lives of Aleppo’s inhabitants through the Syrian conflict won most of the prizes at the British Independent Film Awards ceremony.
For Sama, a documentary shot for 5 years from inside the city of Aleppo, was clearly distinguished at the British Independent Film Awards ceremony in London. With it, co-directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts had already won an Emmy Award, but this time they left with their arms full of trophies.
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In fact, the film won the titles of best film, best director, best documentary, and best editing. It’s hard to do better for a documentary that has made the best depiction of life on the streets of Aleppo during the years of conflict.
The film recounts Waad al-Kateab’s life during these years, during which the woman meets love, gets married and gives birth to her first daughter: Sama. The girl who will give her name to the documentary. The latter won the Golden Eye Award for Best Documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
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