when: 02 May 2024 | venue: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia | cost: See event for details | address: McCoy Circuit Acton 2601 | website: https://tickets.nfsa.gov.au | tickets: https://tickets.nfsa.gov.au/Events/FOR-SAMA//?q=eyJ0eXBlIjoiYm9va2luZyIsImRlc3RpbmF0aW9uIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly90aWNrZXRzLm5mc2EuZ292LmF1L0V2
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Produced and narrated by journalist Waad Al-Kateab, For Sama presents an intimate and confronting portrait of life and motherhood in a war zone. Speaking directly to her newborn daughter, Sama, Al-Kateab captures the pain and trauma of life in Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War - where her husband, Hamza, is one of the few remaining doctors - amidst constant airstrikes and devastation.
For Sama became the most-nominated documentary to date at the BAFTA awards, where it also won Best Documentary. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
'…a bracingly horrific but resiliently beautiful documentary' - IndieWire
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Produced and narrated by journalist Waad Al-Kateab, For Sama presents an intimate and confronting portrait of life and motherhood in a war zone. Speaking directly to her newborn daughter, Sama, Al-Kateab captures the pain and trauma of life in Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War - where her husband, Hamza, is one of the few remaining doctors - amidst constant airstrikes and devastation.
For Sama became the most-nominated documentary to date at the BAFTA awards, where it also won Best Documentary. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
'…a bracingly horrific but resiliently beautiful documentary' - IndieWire
Go see For Sama 2024.
For Sama 2024 is on 02 May 2024. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Acton. Call 02 6248 2000 for details. Visit their website at https://tickets.nfsa.gov.au.
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