For Sama
| For Sama | |
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| Directed by | |
| 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) |
Release dates | |
Running time | 100 minutes |
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| Languages | Syrian Arabic English |
| Box office | US$1.3 million |
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.
The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival on March 11, 2019, where it won the Documentary Feature Competition's Grand Jury and Audience Awards.
For Sama made history when it was nominated in four categories in the BAFTA awards, making it the most nominated documentary ever. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards.