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Waad al-Kateab is a Syrian journalist, filmmaker, and activist, in exile. Jay did a “Q&A” with her in 2021. And then wrote a piece about her, “Witness from Syria.” Last month, the House of Assad fell, after about 55 years. Jay has spoken with Waad al-Kateab again. A moving and informative conversation.
Waad al-Kateab is a Syrian journalist, filmmaker, and activist, in exile. Jay did a “Q&A” with her in 2021. And then wrote a piece about her, “Witness from Syria.” Last month, the House of Assad fell, after about 55 years. Jay has spoken with Waad al-Kateab again. A moving and informative conversation.
Two years after our conversation with Waad al-Kateab about the desperate plight of Syrian refugees, we return to have a very different conversation.Less than a week after the dramatic and unexpected collapse of Bashar al-Assad's brutal reign, Syrians are beginning to dream once again of a future they believed had died.Waad al-Kateab and her family had settled in the UK, though they continued to fight to speak on behalf of refugees and the Syrian revolution which they refused to give up on no matter how bleak the situation seemed.In her Oscar-nominated film ‘For Sama', al-Kateab documented the last days of her city of Aleppo, besieged by Assad's forces for five years and reduced to rubble. Today, she counts the days until she can return to her childhood home.This week on the Big Picture Podcast, Waad al-Kateab invites us to her home to talk about her dream of a new Syria, her fears and trepidations about what comes next, and revealing her real name for the first time.We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode, and any guests you'd like us to have on our show. Reach us by email at mh@middleeasteye.org or find us on instagram @BigPictureMee.You can also watch all our episodes on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMyaP73Ho1ySj3cO0OSOHZAOgD1WTDixG
Syrian director Waad Al-Kateab talks about her new documentary, We Dare to Dream. The film follows young refugee athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan and Cameroon who competed together on the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Syrian director Waad Al-Kateab talks about her new documentary, We Dare to Dream. The film follows young refugee athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan and Cameroon who competed together on the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
TW: This discussion covers displacement through war, and descriptions of death and violence so please be kind to yourself when listening.Next week marks Refugee Week here in the UK, and we're honoured to be joined on Blended by the inspiring Waad Al-Kateab. Waad is a Syrian journalist, filmmaker, and activist. Her documentary, For Sama, was nominated for four BAFTA's, winning Best Documentary, and it was also nominated for Best Documentary Feature at The Oscars.‘For Sama' is a love letter from Waad to her daughter, Sama. The film tells the story of her life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while conflict rises around her.Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival, as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice – whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter's life. Waad has since settled in the UK with her husband Hamza and their young two daughters Sama and Taima.We chat about the resilience being a mum provides you, how war & conflict cause you to build families beyond blood, the impossible scenario of having to leave your newborn child in a different country and starting again in the UK for the safety of your family.Waad is an absolute inspiration, the challenges herself and her family have been through couldn't be tougher, so to come out on the other side and speak with so much strength optimises the Blended story.Check out Waad's incredible film For Sama, as well as her new film We Dare To Dream and please do follow @actionforsamaIf you're excited to be a part of the Blended community, make sure to follow @Blended on Instagram
No news brief this week rather a focus on the Tribeca Film Festival. Melissa highlights some of the fantastic women-made films selected for the festival. She also interviews Jennifer Esposito, writer/director/actor of FRESH KILLS and Academy Award®-nominated director Waad al-Kateab (WE DARE TO DREAM). The daughters of the Larusso family struggle to break the unspoken code of the women behind the men in the mob world of Staten Island in the late '80s and early '90s. Unlike any mob movie you've ever seen before, FRESH KILLS reveals the women behind the men. The stories never told. Violence, fear, and unspoken rules dictate who they are and who they are allowed to become. "Fresh Kills is less about the mafia world and more about the journey of the women in it. It explores the issues of wanting more than you were allotted in life. A theme almost everyone can relate to. It looks at unspoken rules in our society and then seeing if we have the courage to break them for ourselves and for the generation to follow.” Jennifer Esposito WE DARE TO DREAM: We Dare to Dream is the story of refugee athletes from Iran, Syria, South Sudan and Cameroon who swim, run and fight their way to opportunity and safety in host nations across the world. Spanning a breadth of backgrounds, personal stories and Olympic sports, the film reveals the lives and hopes of refugee athletes training to compete on the world stage, showing the fire and the drive of young people forced to leave their families, homes and countries of birth to build new lives out of nothing. Directed by Academy Award®-nominated director Waad al-Kateab (For Sama) and produced by Academy Award® winner Joanna Natasegara (The White Helmets, Virunga, The Edge of Democracy) and Emmy-winning producer Abigail Anketell-Jones (The Edge of Democracy, The Nightcrawlers) of Violet Films, two time Academy Award®-nominated producer, Bryn Mooser (Body Team 12, Lifeboat) and Kathryn Everett of XTR Studios and Joe Gebbia of Gebbia Productions, We Dare to Dream tells the amazing stories of young refugee athletes aiming to compete in the Tokyo Olympics. The film features refugee athletes Anjelina Nadai Lohalith, Cyrille Tchatchet II, Kimia Alizadeh, Saeid Fazloula and Wael Fawaz Al-Farraj. This is their story of resilience and inspiration, hardship and loss, hope and home. Show Notes Jennifer Esposito's Instagram @jesposito @freshkillsfilm Waad Al-Kateab's Instagram @waadalkateab Waad Al-Kateab In Her Voice is a Woman and Hollywood Podcast, hosted by Melissa Silverstein (Founder of Women and Hollywood and Co-Founder of the Athena Film Festival) and produced by Leonie Marsh. Subscribe to this podcast on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Join Substack for Melissa's weekly curated list of content made by women. Twitter @melsil and @womenahollywood Instagram @womenandhollywood
Medical facilities have been increasingly targeted in conflict settings to inflict terror on civilian populations as well as maximise disruption to critical lifesaving services. Though protected under international law, medical facilities around the world in places such as Syria and Ukraine continue to be attacked. In their remarks, Waad Al-Kateab and Dr Hamza al-Kateab discuss how their Stop Bombing Hospitals campaign is working to build a movement to protect healthcare in conflict and seek accountability. About the Speakers: Waad Al-Kateab is the director of For Sama (2019), winner of a BAFTA and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary, in which she introduced global audiences to the unimaginable lived realities of civilians and medical personnel under attack in Syria. Dr. Hamza al-Kateab was the director of the last remaining hospital in East Aleppo, Al-Quds, during continued attacks by the Syrian and Russian regimes. He was responsible for the healthcare of the entire population in the area during the besiegement of the city and for the medical evacuation during the forced displacement in 2016. Together, Hamza and Waad Al-Kateab founded Action for Sama and have since led the Stop Bombing Hospitals campaign, with the aim to shed light on the attacks perpetrated against healthcare facilities, seeking accountability for such crimes and amplifying the voices of healthcare professionals on the ground.
Syrian activist, revolutionary and filmmaker Waad al-Kateab gave birth to her daughter Sama under siege in Aleppo, sheltering in a makeshift hospital while Bashar al-Assad's forces bombed the city around them. As a new mother, she decided to pick up her camera and document what she imagined were her last moments alive.Three years after her landmark documentary For Sama toured the world, al-Kateab continues to campaign for the rights of Syrians, those displaced and those still facing persecution and violence at home. She is also raising two daughters now in her family's new home in the UK.In this episode of The Big Picture, we sit with the filmmaker at the opening of her new exhibit, ‘We Dared To Dream', to talk about displacement, new beginnings and unfinished fights.Filming: Hossam SarhanGFX: Anas Alaa Audio editor: Houda Fansa Jawadiwww.middlleeasteye.net We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode, and any guests you'd like us to have on our show. Reach us by email at mh@middleeasteye.org or find us on instagram @BigPictureMee.You can also watch all our episodes on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMyaP73Ho1ySj3cO0OSOHZAOgD1WTDixG
In this episode, we speak to Syrian activist and filmmaker Waad al-Kateab. We discuss her early life growing up in Syria and her experience of the Syrian Revolution in 2011 which soon descended into war. Waad describes her life during the war as a young mother, filmmaker, and human being, and her experience of fame after the release of For Sama.Thank you to Waad for joining us for this episode. If you are enjoying The Art Persists Podcast, please FOLLOW, RATE, and SHARE. Only with your help can these stories be heard.Waad al-Kateab is a Syrian activist and award-winning filmmaker, whose debut feature film, For Sama, won a BAFTA for Best Documentary and received a nomination at the Academy Awards 2020. Waad, who lives in London with her family, is currently working on a new documentary covering the Olympic Refugee Team, commissioned by the IOC for XTR, working alongside Oscar-winning producer Joanna Natasegara. Waad also dedicates time to her advocacy campaign, Action For Sama.The Art Persists Podcast listeners can get 15% off Bosla Arts' 1st magazine, In Defiance, with the code: TAPP.
We have a very special #WorldKindnessDay collaboration for you for this weeks' Women of the Future podcast. We've joined up with the wonderful people @teamkind2 (Twitter) and @teamkinduk (Instagram) for KindFest 2022 - the global virtual kindness festival featuring politicians, performers, broadcasters, authors, entrepreneurs and policy makers, now in its third year and advocating for radical #kindness. Joining Kim Rowell on this podcast episode, is the remarkable Waad Al-Kateab, a Syrian journalist, filmmaker and activist. Her documentary, For Sama (2019), was nominated for 4 BAFTAs at the 73rd British Academy Awards, winning Best Documentary; it was also nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards, with Waad going on to receive the 2021 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women. Waad's coverage of the Battle for Aleppo won an International Emmy Award for Current Affairs & News for Channel 4 News, and amongst numerous other accolades, including the Chairman's Award at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards (part of the Women of the Future Programme) this year, Waad has also been included as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People. For more information about the Women of the Future Programme and initiatives, click here. For more information on the Action For Sama campaign click here. For more information on KindFest 2022 click here.
In this episode of Beyond Aid, Kirsten Gelsdorf speaks with Waad and Dr. Hamza al-Kateab, filmmakers and frontline humanitarian responders to the siege on Aleppo in Syria. Waad and Dr. Hamza share their journey to becoming international advocates and how their community gives them purpose.
As we witness Russia's targeting of civilians in Ukraine, here's my 2019 conversation with directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts of the Oscar-nominated documentary, For Sama, and with Dr. Hamza al-Kateab, who ran the last hospital in East Aleppo. The film takes us inside the long siege by al Assad and the Russians. In the course of the film, Waad al-Kateab falls in love, marries, and has a baby - all as bombs fall around them. You can learn more and watch this remarkable film at forsamafilm.com
From bombing hospitals to using banned weapons, experts say Russian tactics in Ukraine were previously deployed by President Vladimir Putin in Syria. We hear from Hamza al-Kateab, a Syrian doctor and activist; Natasha Hall, a senior fellow with the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Yassin al-Haj Saleh, a Syrian writer, activist and former political prisoner.
Waad (al-Kateab) tinha uma câmara de video e começou a filmar. Nos 4 anos seguintes nunca mais largou aquela câmara. Tornou-se cineasta documental e como tal repórter de guerra – também da maternidade dela própria, da vida em comum com Hamza e da filha de ambos, Sama, nascida entre as bombas. Com o que filmou – montou um filme – Para Sama – 93 minutos de cinema que arrebatou uma mão cheia de prémios.
In this episode, we flash back to our recent event covering the outstanding, Oscar-nominated documentary Writing with Fire. We spoke to the film's directors, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh just hours after they found out about their nomination. The evening's host, For Sama director Waad Al-Kateab, shared her own experiences of the awards circuit – and together they discussed ideas of collaboration, storytelling and ambition in filmmaking. This is a must-listen for documentary lovers – and if you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave us a review. Enjoy! If you've not been lucky enough to catch it yet, Writing with Fire is coming to BBC Storyville - Wednesday March 2nd, 10pm, BBC Four: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014zvj
The Syrian conflict is one of the most complex and catastrophic wars of recent memory. It has left more than 380,000 people dead and over 10 million people displaced, has destroyed entire cities and drawn interventions from multiple countries. But what are the roots of this conflict? Why has it been so chaotic? And is there any hope on the horizon for Syria's devastated civilian population? In this episode we were joined by Carey Mulligan, award winning actor and star of ‘Promising Young Woman' and ‘The Great Gatsby' and Waad al-Kateab, Syrian filmmaker and creator of ‘For Sama'. CREDITS: Maysaloon - Pillars Of Creation (Single Performance) | Live at The Imperial War Museum, London, UK (YouTube video clip by Maysaloon) For Sama, Courtesy of Channel 4 / ITN Productions US President Barack Obama in 'red line' warning to Syria over chemical weapons, The Telegraph: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avQKLRGRhPU
This episode we talk about For Sama chosen by Chloe. For Sama is a documentary about Waad al-Kateab's life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while conflict rises around her. For Sama was directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts and was released in 2019. This is a must-watch, we looking forward to hearing your thoughts.For Sama (2019) is available on All4Next Episode's Film: Vivarium (2019) available on Amazon Prime See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Waad al-Kateab is a Syrian journalist and documentarian. She filmed daily life in Aleppo, during the siege of that city, which lasted four years. Today, she is exiled in London. She made a documentary called “For Sama” (Sama being one of her two daughters). This week, she has participated in the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. With Jay, she talks about a range of issues... Source
Waad al-Kateab is a Syrian journalist and documentarian. She filmed daily life in Aleppo, during the siege of that city, which lasted four years. Today, she is exiled in London. She made a documentary called “For Sama” (Sama being one of her two daughters). This week, she has participated in the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. With Jay, she talks about a range of issues, surrounding this most difficult and important subject: Syria.
Waad al-Kateab is a Syrian journalist and documentarian. She filmed daily life in Aleppo, during the siege of that city, which lasted four years. Today, she is exiled in London. She made a documentary called “For Sama” (Sama being one of her two daughters). This week, she has participated in the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and […]
Here’s my 2019 conversation with directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts of the Oscar-nominated documentary, For Sama, and with Dr. Hamza al-Kateab, who ran the last hospital in East Aleppo. The film takes us inside Aleppo during the long siege by al Assad and the Russians. In the course of the film, Waad al-Kateab falls in love, gets married, and has a baby - all as bombs fall around them.
10 years ago last week pro-democracy protests began in Syria as the latest front in the - at the time still hopeful - Arab Spring. Here’s my 2019 conversation with directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts of the Oscar-nominated documentary, For Sama, and with Dr. Hamza al-Kateab, who ran the last hospital in East Aleppo. The film takes us inside Aleppo during the long siege by al Assad and the Russians. In the course of the film, Waad al-Kateab falls in love, gets married, and has a baby - all as bombs fall around them. You can learn more and watch this remarkable film at forsamafilm.com
Second only to the United states, Brazil’s death toll stands at over 275,000 and it’s now entering the deadliest chapter in this crisis. CNN Correspondent Matt Rivers gives us the view from the ground in Sao Paolo. Then Brazil's former health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the failings of President Bolsonaro to tackle the pandemic and warns that there are many difficult days ahead. One corporation, Salesforce, is using its vast computing resources to help health agencies around the world track vaccinations. Our Hari Sreenivasan speaks to CEO Marc Benioff about the many ways COVID-19 is changing the world, both for businesses and the public. Today marks 10 years since the start of the war of Syria; a deadly conflict that would decimate millions of lives and leave the economy in tatters. Directors Waad Al-Kateab and Gianfranco Rosi reflect on where Syria is today. Their documentaries “For Sama" and "Notturno" respectively give an emotional and raw account of life under siege and the aftermath of so many years of war.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Ahead of International Women's Day, Nawal al-Maghafi hears taboo-busting personal stories from fearless female creatives on this week's Cultural Frontline. After almost a decade of civil war in Syria, Nawal speaks to the Oscar-nominated filmmaker Waad al-Kateab and the journalist Wafa Ali Mustafa about collaborating to share the female experience of conflict. Waad tells Nawal about her award-winning film For Sama, made as a new mother during the siege of Aleppo. Their new film documents the disappearance of Wafa's father, one of tens of thousands estimated by the UN to have disappeared during the conflict. British activist Charlie Craggs has created a safe space to combat transphobia. Her unique beauty salon, Nail Transphobia, shares the stories of her trans-sisters over a shape and polish. In the BBC's Beauty Fix podcast, Charlie reveals the rituals of self-care that are keeping her spirits up during lockdown, with model and author Naomi Shimada. And it might be one of the last taboos in the fight for gender equality - women choosing not to have children. Israeli novelist Sarah Blau tells Nawal about combining a personal truth with a page-turning thriller, to challenge the stigma of child-free women in her religious community. Plus, Patricia Cornwell, one of America's best-selling crime writers, who puts female characters front and centre. She tells The Cultural Frontline about the pioneering female author who set her on course to be a writer. Presenter: Nawal al-Maghafi (Photo: Waad Al-Kateab. Credit: Courtesy of Channel 4 News/ITN Productions)
Esta semana, en De película, nos detenemos en tres documentales muy recomendables. El primero de ellos es El año del descubrimiento con el que charlamos con Luis López Carrasco y que gira en torno a las protestas de los obreros de Cartagena en 1992, el año de la Expo y los Juegos Olímipicos de Barcelona. El segundo de ellos, con participación de RTVE nos narra aspectos inéditos de la vida y muerte de Unamuno y se titula, Palabras para un fin del mundo. Y el tercero gira en torno a la guerra de Siria a través de la mirada de la cinesta y periodista Waad al-Kateab que muestra su realidad a su hija recién nacida en Para Sama (13/11/2020). Escuchar audio
This episode features Oscar nominated, BAFTA and Emmy award winning director, Edward Watts. Edward has directed twenty-five narrative and documentary films, telling true stories from far flung corners of the world. His most recent film 'For Sama', which he co-directed with Waad al-Kateab received worldwide critical acclaim. Ed has made documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4 and PBS Frontline to name a few. We chat about Edward’s humble beginnings making tea for TV executives, the responsibility that came with making a film like 'For Sama' and 'Escape from ISIS', his film about Yazidi women being held captive by the Islamic State.
Waad is an award-winning Syrian filmmaker. She became a citizen journalist in 2011, after protests broke out across Syria against the Assad regime, and in January 2016 she began documenting the horrors of Aleppo for Channel 4 News in a series titled, “Inside Aleppo.” Waad’s first feature documentary, For Sama, documented her life over five years in Aleppo. The film, directed with Edward Watts, received worldwide critical acclaim, winning numerous awards, including the Prix L'Œil d'or for best documentary at Cannes Film Festival, Best Documentary at the BAFTAs and a nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the 2020 Academy Awards. After fleeing Aleppo in December 2016, Waad, her husband, and their two daughters now reside in London, United Kingdom. Waad continues to work with Channel 4 News and dedicates time to her advocacy campaign, Action For Sama.
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Asylum Speakers Podcast with Jaz O'Hara: Stories of Migration
It's an absolute honour to have been able to interview this week's guest...Waad Al-Kateab is a Syrian filmmaker, journalist, mother and director of the film For Sama. For anyone who hasn't heard of this film, go and watch it immediately (it's available for free online)...but be prepared. It's one of the most emotional and impactful films I've ever seen.Waad and her family's story is mind blowing. Waad documented living through the uprising and the siege in Aleppo, Syria for 5 years. During this time she fell in love and got married to a doctor called Hamza, and gave birth to her daughter Sama, a beautiful juxtaposition in amongst so much death and destruction. Today she shares stories of loss, laughter and survival, and what has happened since the release of the film. This interview is one of the highlights of my time working in this space and I'm so proud to share it with you!Artwork by https://www.milla-adler.com/Support the show (https://www.justgiving.com/prism-worldwidetribe)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/asylum-speakers-podcast-with-jaz-ohara-stories-of-migration. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Waad al-Kateab hat mitten im Syrienkrieg ihre erste Tochter Sama bekommen und dokumentiert im oscarnominierten Film "Für Sama” das Leben in Aleppo vom Ausbruch der syrischen Revolution bis hin zur Belagerung. Dabei ist "Für Sama” nicht nur ein Zeitdokument über die Menschen in Syrien während des Krieges, sondern auch eine Liebesgeschichte. Waad lernt ihren heutigen Ehemann Hamza kennen. Später entscheidet das junge Ehepaar mit der gemeinsamen Tochter Sama in Aleppo zu bleiben, als viele längst geflohen sind. Wie es war, auch die grauenvollsten Momente des Krieges mit der Kamera zu dokumentieren, erzählt Waad im Gespräch mit Mira-Sophie Potten. Außerdem berichtet sie von der Situation in Syrien heute, denn Waad ist immer noch mit vielen Menschen innerhalb Syriens in Kontakt. Und natürlich hat Mira sie auch gefragt, wie es ihrer Tochter Sama heute geht.
Waad has documented her life on camera in war torn Aleppo, Syria. While conflict, violence, death and cruelty raged around her, she fell in love, got married and had a baby daughter.Her film, ‘For Sama’, is a love letter from a young mother to her daughter - and in this conversation with Annie, she reveals the moments of change in her eventful life, capturing stories of loss, laughter, sacrifice and survival.You can follow @waadalkateab on twitter and instagram - and watch For Sama, for free, right now on All 4.Go to actionforsama.com to help make a change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Adriano Favole"Dialoghi sull'uomo"https://www.dialoghisulluomo.it/Il festival di antropologia del contemporaneo Pistoia – Dialoghi sull'uomo non lascia solo il suo pubblico, anche se quest'anno non sarà possibile affollare le piazze e i teatri di Pistoia a causa dell'emergenza sanitaria: i Dialoghi stanno pubblicando sui social da inizio marzo una serie di contributi dei relatori e hanno organizzato conferenze in streaming e contributi video nelle giornate che erano previste per la manifestazione, il 22, 23 e 24 maggio, sul tema I linguaggi creano il mondo.Promossi dalla Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Pistoia e Pescia e dal Comune di Pistoia, ideati e diretti da Giulia Cogoli, i Dialoghi testimoniano così la loro volontà di proseguire, anche in queste condizioni di difficoltà, il loro impegno culturale e civile.«Crediamo che le culture siano cantieri sempre aperti, che evolvono grazie agli scambi e al dialogo. Mai come ora abbiamo bisogno del confronto e della condivisione culturale, e se non può avvenire nelle piazze i Dialoghi sull'uomo entrano nelle nostre case – dichiara Giulia Cogoli – Da 11 anni stiamo compiendo con il nostro pubblico un percorso per meglio comprendere la realtà che ci circonda, nella consapevolezza, oggi più che mai, di essere su una imbarcazione comune, in un viaggio antropologico attorno all'umanità».Il programma delle tre giornate sui canali Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter Venerdì 22 maggio video del linguista Federico Faloppa sul tema Il linguaggio al centro di tutto. Venerdì 22 maggio, ore 18, lo scrittore Antonio Scurati terrà la conferenza diretta streaming: I linguaggi della paura e del lutto. Mass media e letteratura in un'epoca d'angoscia. (FB, YT)Venerdì 22 maggio sarà trasmessa l'intervista al fotografo Sebastião Salgado di Roberto Koch; di Salgado è in corso a Pistoia la mostra Exodus. In cammino sulle strade delle migrazioni.Sabato 23 maggio video del linguista Luca Serianni Le parole della rinascita.Sabato 23 maggio, ore 18, la scrittrice Chiara Gamberale terrà la conferenza in diretta streaming: Come parliamo quando parliamo l'amore? (FB, YT).Sabato 23 maggio video dello scrittore e critico Bruno Arpaia in ricordo di Luis Sepúlveda, l'autore cileno da poco scomparso, che avrebbe dovuto ricevere quest'anno il Premio Internazionale Dialoghi sull'uomo.Domenica 24 maggio video dell'italianista e scrittore Nicola Gardini Le parole del dolore.Domenica 24 maggio, ore 18, l'antropologo Marco Aime e il giornalista e scrittore Gad Lerner si confronteranno in diretta streaming sul tema Parlare in tempi oscuri: nuovi confini e nuovi razzismi (FB, YT).Domenica 24 maggio sarà trasmesso il documentario For Sama – Alla mia piccola Sama diretto da Waad al-Kateab ed Edward Watts.Il festival ha raccolto le idee per superare le difficoltà di alcuni dei suoi relatori, tra i quali: Marco Aime; Stefano Allovio; Guido Barbujani; Stefano Bartezzaghi; Marco Belpoliti; Laura Boella; Ascanio Celestini; Adriano Favole; Matteo Lancini; Vittorio Lingiardi; Elisabetta Moro; Marino Niola; Ferdinando Scianna; Emanuele Trevi; Manuela Trinci; Eva Pattis Zoja; Luigi Zoja. I contributi video hanno superato le 100.000 visualizzazioni.Il festival offre inoltre 350 fra conferenze, interviste, dialoghi, lezioni per studenti fruibili gratuitamente sul proprio canele YouTube o in formato podcast dal sito, e una collana di 15 volumi editi da Utet per fornire nuovi strumenti di riflessione, in tutte le librerie italiane.La mostra fotografica di Sebastião Salgado Exodus. In cammino sulle strade delle migrazioni, a cura di Lélia Wanick Salgado, in corso a Palazzo Buontalenti e nell'Antico Palazzo dei Vescovi a Pistoia, è stata prorogata sino a fine luglio, con riapertura il 18 maggio. L'esposizione è realizzata da Fondazione Pistoia Musei in collaborazione con Pistoia - Dialoghi sull'uomo, Contrasto, Amazonas Images, Fondazione Caript, Comune di Pistoia.Facebook: @festivaldialoghisulluomoTwitter: @DialoghiPistoiaInstagram: pistoia_dialoghisulluomoYoutube: Pistoia – Dialoghi sull'uomo dialoghisulluomo IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/
Waad al-Kateab bekommt ihr erstes Kind mitten im Syrien-Krieg. Über fünf Jahre filmt sie ihr Leben im belagerten Aleppo. Sie macht daraus ein filmisches Tagebuch für ihre Tochter Sama.
On the eve of the 250th anniversary of the birth of the great English poet William Wordsworth, Juliet Stevenson reads some of his most famous poems and Michael McGregor, Director of the Wordsworth Trust, explains why Wordsworth is particularly relevant today, at a time of crisis. As Front Row begins a week of celebrating the joys of listening - to radio, podcasts, audiobooks, music and drama - radio critic Gillian Reynolds talks about the joys of entertainment for the ears. Actor Kerry Shale discusses his radio drama, The Kubrick Test, which tells the true story of his encounter with one of cinema’s most influential figures. For many years, the great director’s methods were shrouded in mystery. So when, in 1987, a young actor gets an invitation to enter Kubrick’s hidden world, he leaps at it. And, of course, gets more than he bargained for. The Kubrick Test will be broadcast on Radio 4 on Wednesday at 2.15 pm. Composer Nainita Desai is a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit, and is the International Film Music Critics Association Breakthrough Composer of 2020. She has scored many TV and film dramas as well as video games, and she discusses her score for For Sama, Waad al-Kateab’s Oscar-nominated film that won the BAFTA for Best Documentary this year. Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Simon Richardson
Waad al-Kateab’s film focuses on one of the hardest-hit cities in Syria’s ongoing civil war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Estebanation reflects on the Syrian film and discusses the battle of Aleppo, which occurred between 2012 and 2016. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/estebanation/support
In dieser Folge haben Christian und Özgün Kaya vom Philosophie-Podcast "Keine Meinung" die einmalige Gelegenheit mit Waad al-Kateab über ihren eindrucksvollen Film "For Sama" zu sprechen, der ihre Zeit im besetzten Aleppo dokumentiert.
Im Gespräch ist Filmemacherin Waad al-Kateab, deren Dokumentarfilm "Für Sama" sowohl von den Gräueln des Syrien-Kriegs als auch von Hoffnung und Mut erzählt. Außerdem im Interview: der Regisseur Dany Levy über seine Zusammenarbeit mit Marc-Uwe Kling, dem Schöpfer der Känguruh-Chroniken.
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Well, the 2020 Academy Awards may have come and gone, but that’s no reason to stop watching the nominated films, even the ones that did not win. In this week’s episode, returning guest host Patricia Aufderheide joins Bart and Chris to discuss all 5 of the Oscar-nominated short documentaries, after which Chris interviews co-directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts (along with al-Kateab’s husband, Hamza) about their collaboration on the (also Oscar-nominated) documentary feature For Sama. Group Review Short Documentaries: IN THE ABSENCE (Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min.) Available in select theaters or at www.fieldofvision.org *LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU’RE A GIRL) (Carol Dysinger, UK, 39 min.) Available in select theaters or through shorts.tv/theoscarshorts/ *This year’s Oscar winner LIFE OVERTAKES ME (John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson, Sweden/USA, 39 min.) Available in select theaters or on Netflix LOUIS SUPERMAN (Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan, USA, 28 min.) Available in select theaters or through shorts.tv/theoscarshorts/ WALK RUN CHA-CHA (Laura Nix, USA, 21 min.) Available in select theaters or at www.nytimes.com/video/op-docs Film Featured in Interview Portion: FOR SAMA (Waad al-Kateab/Edward Watts, 2019) Still playing in select theaters and on PBS Other Films/Shows Mentioned: BoJack Horseman (Raphael Bob-Waksberg, 2014-2020 Netflix series) Cheer (Greg Whiteley, 2020 Netflix series) Collective (Alexander Nanau, 2019) The Kingmaker (Lauren Greenfield, 2019) Les Misérables (Ladj Ly, 2019) Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak (Doug Shultz, 2020 Netflix series) Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul (Orlando von Einsiedel, 2011) A Thousand Cuts (Ramona Diaz, 2020) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail reviews of all 2020 Oscar-nominated short films Film Festival Today review of For Sama Film Festival Today interview with Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts and Hamza al-Kateab of For Sama Timestamps: 00:37 – Intro 03:27 – Group discussion of the Oscar-nominated documentary shorts 25:55 – Chris interviews Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts and Hamza al-Kateab of FOR SAMA 41:07 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed
The Oscar-nominated war documentary For Sama is co-directed by Syrian film-maker Waad al-Kateab and dedicated to her baby daughter. It's deserving of every accolade, says Simon Morris.
// L’INVITÉE // Ghada Gantzer est une personne qui marque les esprits, elle est médecin et fondatrice de la Maison des Femmes à Saint-Denis, première structure en France à offrir une prise en charge globale des femmes victimes de violence. Celle-ci regroupe, par exemple, des chirurgiens, des psychologues, des avocats ou encore des policiers. Durant cet épisode, elle nous explique pourquoi ce lieu est primordial et quelle est la genèse du projet. Vous verrez comment Ghada s’est transformée en véritable leveuse de fonds pour faire de cette belle idée une réalité. Nous revenons également sur son enfance au Liban, marquée par la guerre et un sentiment d’injustice fort car elle n’était pas traitée de la même façon que ses frères. Elle nous dit aussi pourquoi elle a choisi ce métier et la France comme pays d’adoption. Enfin, nous abordons des sujets comme les féminicides, le droit à l’IVG qui est menacé dans certains pays et sa vision du féminisme. // PHRASE CLÉ // « Être féministe, c’est avoir envie d’égalité. » // RÉFÉRENCES // Le livre Doing Good Better de William MacAskill. Le documentaire “Pour Sama” de Waad al-Kateab. // SOUTENIR INFLUENCE // Pour soutenir Influence, voici ce que pouvez faire : - noter et laisser un commentaire sur Apple Podcast, je suis vraiment preneur de vos feedbacks et cela m’aide aussi à faire connaitre Influence. - vous abonner sur les plateformes d’écoute, que ce soit Apple Podcast, Spotify ou SoundCloud. Ceci est également très important donc n’hésitez pas !
The citizen journalist behind the highly acclaimed film 'For Sama', which tells the story of life, love and motherhood in war-torn Aleppo. Already the winner of 25 awards, including a BAFTA, the documentary is now in the running for an Oscar. Mark Coles reveals the extraordinary life of the Syrian student compelled to capture the daily lives of citizens trapped in the terror of civil war. Producers: Phoebe Keane & Diane Richardson
We speak with Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts about their stunning and critically acclaimed documentary For Sama. The film was awarded the Bafta for Best Documentary at this year's ceremony. Way To Blue oversaw the full UK publicity and UK awards campaigns. Find out how you can help at https://www.actionforsama.com/
Waad al-Kateab was a college student in Aleppo when she picked up a video camera to document the Syrian revolution. She kept filming when she met and married her husband and had her first child. She kept filming when the Assad regime laid siege to her city, and when the Russian Air Force started bombing hospitals. Waad's husband, Hamza al-Kateab, became the last doctor running the last hospital in Aleppo. Waad's footage became the Oscar nominated film, For Sama, which tells the harrowing story of the siege of Aleppo in the form of a letter from mother to daughter. Jen talked with Waad about why she started filming, and why she and her husband chose to stay. To learn more about Waad al-Kateab's advocacy, visit ActionforSama.com. For more information about the film visit ForSamaFilm.com
Hi everyone! We’re closing out the week with another entry in our ongoing series, Under the Kanopy. Kanopy is a library and university funded streaming service that grants card holders six free streams per month from a variety of classic, mainstream, independent, and international releases. They also have streaming agreements with excellent distributors, like A24 and Kino Lorber, who often produce and distribute the critically acclaimed, if not commercially successful films. Today’s film, FOR SAMA, was originally available on Kanopy, but has also recently become available on Amazon Prime, YouTube, and PBS after this year’s nomination for Best Documentary Feature at the Oscars. It is not an easy watch, as it deals with the siege of Aleppo in Syria, from the perspective of a journalist and doctor raising a child in a makeshift warzone hospital. We’ve previously covered Syria in our review for LAST MEN IN ALEPPO (Episode #032), which tackled the noble White Helmets, a community-organized first responder squad which rescued civilians from bomb sites and transported them to hospitals like those in FOR SAMA. Both documentaries are very powerful, but also very graphic, as one might expect. Before the review, we’ll have a promo from our good friend Rory Mitchell, from the Mitchell Report Unleashed podcast. They were gracious enough to have yours truly on as a guest recently, which you can check out in Mitchell Report Unleashed Episode #173. You can follow Rory on Twitter @officallyrory, on Facebook @mitchellreportunleashed, and on Instagram @re3684. You can also subscribe to the podcast at anchor.fm/rory-mitchell8. Don’t miss a single episode of his insightful interview-driven show. Subscribe to stay current with the latest releases. Contribute at Patreon for exclusive content. Connect with us over social media to continue the conversation. Here we go! ///// > ///// Today’s movie is FOR SAMA(2019), the powerful documentary directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. Set within the city of Aleppo, FOR SAMA is a love letter from Waad Al-Kateab to her daughter Sama, born during the brutal siege after the revolution. It is comprised of video shot by Waad Al-Kateab, centered around the makeshift hospital operated by her husband, Hamza Al-Kateab. No spoilers, but a very serious content warning for graphic violence. FOR SAMA is video taken within a war zone, showing the true horrors of modern warfare. It is an important film, but the destruction is very real, and therefore may not be suitable for all viewers. If there’s one blind spot I had last year, it was documentaries. I used to do a regular feature here at One Movie Punch called Documentary Thursdays, and I loved using the opportunity to keep up with theatrical documentaries, or to take in something I wanted to learn more about. 2019 was a very busy year for the podcast, so before today’s film, I had only reviewed one of the current Oscar nominees, AMERICAN FACTORY (Episode #585). Jon-David will be up next week with his review of THE CAVE (Episode #706), another documentary from Syria about another makeshift hospital. We’ll pick up the other two in the coming weeks, but many suspect the award with go to one of these three documentaries. We know AMERICAN FACTORY has reached many viewers thanks to producers Michelle and Barack Obama, but why are there a surprising two documentaries about Syria? Well, because the situation in Syria is horrific. In the early 2010s, the so-called Arab Spring spread across North Africa and the Middle East, a series of popular uprisings against existing governments and dictators, starting in Tunisia, and spreading in large measure to five countries: Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria. Without getting into the politics of each specific situation, the governments each responded in different ways, most with extreme forms of violence. Syria’s situation, in particular, is horrific thanks in very large part to their current dictator, Bashar al-Assad, and his use of chemical weapons and other forms of collective punishment against the people. This brutal response brought condemnation from the international community, but apparently not enough to push forward with another regime change. This internal conflict would be enough to create a terrible situation, but Syria is also involved to some degree in three external conflicts: sitting next to a volatile situation between Israel and Palestine; a larger regional power struggle with new factions formed out of the chaos of the US occupation in Iraq; and perhaps the most volatile of all, a growing perceived cold war between the United States and Russia, both of which are involved on the ground in Syria for dubious, sometimes confused reasons. The news cycle, especially in the United States, flips between scenes of extreme destruction and very privileged pundits talking about the situation like a geopolitical chess game. They rarely discuss the effect on the actual people on the ground, because they refuse, or are not allowed, to send reporters. So when video evidence is smuggled out, as with FOR SAMA, the truths they reveal become all the more important. That’s the key strength of FOR SAMA: it’s very human focus. Nearly everything we see in FOR SAMA is being captured by Waad al-Kateab, using a decent video camera, and whatever software was available. Waad is a journalist before a documentarian, but FOR SAMA blurs that line a great deal. While news outlets tend to use aerial photos, maps, and staged interviews to discuss the situation, Waad is capturing everything from a very human perspective. Not just bringing her eye to the events around her, but literally capturing things at eye-level and in real-time, during bombings, emergency room trauma, and other regime-induced horrors. Simply put, there is no other record for the horrors taking place in Aleppo except for the footage being captured inside, which is exactly why both FOR SAMA and THE CAVE are very important documentaries, not just for last year, but for the larger historical record. For me, this ground-level focus of FOR SAMA is as important as other works that look at or discuss the horrors of war for everyday citizens. Last year, One Movie Spawn covered IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD (Episode #562), which looked at the horror of bombing Japanese civilians during World War II, which was a different take on similar themes in 1983’s BAREFOOT GEN, set in the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Or the impact of reading Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse Five”, based in part on his experience being a prisoner of war in Dresden during the Allied bombings. All these works show the perversely described “collateral damage” of war, waged in our names, and for which we bear responsibility in equal measure for our support of said actions. And all of which should give us caution in pursuing war at all. Finally, what’s especially important about FOR SAMA is that it is told from a female perspective, and further, from both a mother’s and a daughter’s perspective. I don’t mean this in the sense that crimes against women and children are categorically worse, even if they are in nearly all cases. I mean this in helping men to understand a basic question asked right now, not just in war-torn regions, but in looking towards the coming climate catastrophe: Why bring any life into this world at all? It’s a decision every potential mother will have to make going forward. And yet, when Waad looks at Sama through the camera, and when Sama looks back at her, and through that same camera at us, we know instinctively why. Women have the incredible capability to bear children, and as such, bear the truly awesome responsibility of answering that specific question about bringing life into this world. There is no universal answer to that question, but by the end of FOR SAMA, we all can understand a little more about Waad’s answer. And I suspect mothers will understand her decisions a lot more, in ways I can understand as a father, but also in ways I cannot as a man. FOR SAMA is a poignant, effective, and necessary addition to the historical record, capturing a ground-level look at the siege of Aleppo, from the point of view of director Waad al-Kateab. While capturing the real-life horrors of modern war, it also meditates very well on the larger question of bringing life into a destructive world, provides at least one answer to that question, and importantly all from a mother’s perspective. Documentary fans, or folks who want to learn more about the effect of war on civilians, should definitely check out this film. But please heed all the graphic content warnings! Rotten Tomatoes: 99% (CERTIFIED FRESH) Metacritic: 89 (MUST SEE) One Movie Punch: 10/10 FOR SAMA (2019) is rated TV-PG and is currently playing on Amazon Prime, Kanopy, PBS, and YouTube. Check the show notes for a link to the full film on YouTube. FULL FILM: youtu.be/8jFHbo0Cgu8
Co-directors of the Oscar-nominated documentary “For Sama.”
Filmmaker Waad al-Kateab spent years documenting the horror and humanity of life in Aleppo, Syria. When she fled with her family, she smuggled 12 hard drives of footage past a Syrian checkpoint. That footage became the Oscar-nominated documentary “For Sama.” Al-Kateab and her collaborator Edward Watts tell us how they crafted an intimate 90-minute film dedicated to al-Kateab’s daughter.
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, Syrian refugee and filmmaker Waad al-Kateab discusses her Oscar-nominated documentary "For Sama" with CBS News' Anne-Marie Green. Al-Kateab shares how she began filming protests against President Bashar al-Assad's government as a university student — before being thrust into a revolution for freedom. During the five year siege eastern Aleppo, al-Kateab fell in love, got married, had a child and helped run a hospital for the civilians injured from the constant bombardment. Al-Kateab calls the Frontline film a "love letter" to her daughter, Sama.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Only on the "CBS This Morning" podcast, Syrian refugee and filmmaker Waad al-Kateab discusses her Oscar-nominated documentary "For Sama" with CBS News' Anne-Marie Green. Al-Kateab shares how she began filming protests against President Bashar al-Assad's government as a university student — before being thrust into a revolution for freedom. During the five year siege eastern Aleppo, al-Kateab fell in love, got married, had a child and helped run a hospital for the civilians injured from the constant bombardment. Al-Kateab calls the Frontline film a "love letter" to her daughter, Sama.
"What a life I've brought you into. Will you ever forgive me?" That was the harrowing question that Waad al-Kateab asked her newborn daughter in a documentary, "For Sama", which has been shortlisted for an Oscar. The journalist and filmmaker recorded some 500 hours of footage, documenting Aleppo's violent and deadly siege at the hands of the Syrian regime and Russian forces. It's a visual letter about the human cost of the ongoing conflict, and it's dedicated to her daughter Sama. The director spoke to us about her tale of humanity beyond war.
For Sama tells the story of one woman’s journey through love, motherhood, war and survival during five years of the Syrian conflict. Directed by Emmy award-winning filmmaking duo Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts (Escaping ISIS), the film chronicles the experiences of 26-year-old Syrian filmmaker Waad al-Kateab, who filmed her life in the rebel-held city of Aleppo over five years from age 21 - 26. For Sama is the first film to document the Syrian conflict from a woman's perspective. With her on screen, and in real life, is her physician husband Hamza al-Kateab and British filmmaker/producer Edward Watts.
Sarah Mosses is the founder and CEO of a fast-growing company, called Together Films. Together Films is a Marketing, Distribution & Data agency, specializing in Impact Distribution Strategy. They have worked on campaigns for amazing, award-winning films such as Sundance hit The Hunting Ground, on sexual assault on college campuses, the Oscar Shortlisted documentary Unrest, by Jennifer Brea, the HBO film The Tale by Jennifer Fox with Laura Dern and Common, and they also handled the US distribution for the award-winning film Roll Red Roll by Nancy Schwartzman, tackling rape culture, among many other projects. Together Films also manages marketing campaigns for film festivals such as the Human Rights Watch Festival and Doc NYC. they are currently helming the campaign for 2040, by Damon Gameau, an award-winning film on solutions to reverse global warming, and the film “For Sama”, by Waad al-Kateab, a documentary about the Syrian war, which won Best Doc at the Cannes & SXSW Film Festivals and was nominated for Best Documentary at the Independent Spirit Awards.
Syrian filmmaker Waad al-Kateab chronicles four years of living in Aleppo during wartime in the documentary diary “For Sama” (titled after her daughter). The film, directed in collaboration with Edward Watts, contains unexpected moments of sweetness, humor, and comradery. It won the Cannes Golden Eye Award for documentary among many other festival prizes. — Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers For more information, click here to visit the film web site.
Welcome to the Directors UK Podcast! This episode comes from our September screening of For Sama, followed by our Q&A with Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. In a wide-ranging discussion, Waad and Edward spoke to Tom Roberts about structuring the documentary, finding hope amongst the devastation, and their hopes for the film going forward. We hope you enjoy the episode. If you like what you hear please subscribe and leave us a review.
FOR SAMA is one of the best feature documentaries of the year. It is an intimate video that takes the form of a letter from Waad al-Kateab, a 26-year old Syrian mother, to her new born daughter Sama recorded in the last days of the battle for Aleppo, Syria. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. This is an epic journey into the female experience of war. On this episode of Westdoc Online, the two directors and the main subject of the film are interviewed by moderator Chuck Braverman. Waad Al-Khateab and Ed Watts are the directors, and Hamza Al-Khateab is the emergency room doctor and husband of the filmmaker, Waad. We hear their story and where they are now.
The documentary FOR SAMA - airing on PBS Tuesday 11/19 - takes us inside Aleppo during the brutal siege by al Assad and the Russians. Waad al-Kateab began shooting graffiti on university walls and a revolution rose around her - followed by an overwhelming response. Best Doc, Cannes Film Festival, Doc Grand Jury Prize, SXSW. I talk with directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts, and with Dr. Hamza al-Kateab, who ran the last hospital in East Aleppo. Listen. You’ll get a unique feel for life - and death - in Syria. Learn more at forsamafilm.com
Waad al-Kateab’s film focuses on one of the hardest-hit cities in Syria’s ongoing civil war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Discussions about the Syrian conflict tend to focus on the global implications, but today's episode focuses on one woman's story. The winner of Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival, "For Sama," follows Waad al-Kateab, a young woman who fell in love and had her daughter in the middle of a civil war. She tells SE Cupp about living in a city under siege, why she decided to stay, and what she wants everyone to know about the Syrian civil war.
Two prize winning documentary makers from Syria and China tell Kim Chakanetsa about using their own lives to explore the issues facing their home countries. Waad al-Kateab has documented her life on camera in war torn Aleppo, Syria. Whilst conflict, death and cruelty raged around her, she fell in love, got married and had a baby daughter. She captures stories of loss, laughter, sacrifice and survival in her film For Sama. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film won the Golden Eye Documentary Prize in Cannes. Nanfu Wang was born under the one-child policy in China during the 1980s. After moving to the United States and getting pregnant with her first child in 2017, Wang returned to China in an effort to explore the direct effects of the 'population war' on her family and the wider community. The resulting documentary, One Child Nation, won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary Feature at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. (Image: Waad al-Kateab (L) Credit: Waad al-Kateab. (R) Nanfu Wang. Credit: Sundance)
Épisode n°7 • Dans cet épisode, Fred revient sur le film de Waad al-Kateab et Edward Watts POUR SAMA, lequel a obtenu le prix du meilleur documentaire au festival de Cannes. Waad filme son quotidien à Alep pendant le soulevement révolutionnaire et le siège de la ville. On y découvre les manifestations étudiantes, l’angoisse des frappes aériennes, le […]
Marvin Rees, the mayor of Bristol, discusses the 1963 Bristol bus boycott – a protest few may have heard of, but which proved to be a watershed moment in the civil rights movement. And: Waad al-Kateab, the director of the documentary For Sama, on life in Aleppo. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
For nearly nine years, civil war has raged in Syria. The conflict has created millions of refugees and devastated countless towns and cities. For Sama is a new documentary that tells the story of one woman's journey through love, motherhood, war and survival during five years of the Syrian conflict. Directed by Emmy award-winning filmmaking duo Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts (Escaping ISIS), the film chronicles the experiences of 26-year-old Syrian filmmaker Waad al-Kateab, who filmed her life in the rebel-held city of Aleppo over five years. Join us for an in-depth discussion with al-Kateab and Watts for a view of the Syrian conflict you've never heard before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
durée : 00:03:37 - A propos d'ailleurs - par : Mattéo Caranta - Dans le documentaire "Pour Sama", la journaliste Waad Al-Kateab raconte son quotidien et celui de sa fille pendant le siège d'Alep en 2016.
Embouteillage cette semaine dans les sorties des films du mercredi 9 octobre 2019 avec les 4 très bons films suivants : "Joker", un drame américain de Todd Phillips, avec Joaquin Phoenix, "La Fameuse invasion des ours en Sicile", un film d'animation franco-italien de Lorenzo Mattotti, "Papicha", un drame algérien de Mounia Meddour et enfin "Chambre 212", une comédie dramatique française de Christophe Honoré, avec Chiara Mastroianni, Vincent Lacoste, et Camille Cottin. A noter, le poignant documentaire "Pour Sama" de Waad al-Kateab et Edward Watts.
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In this episode, we talk about the film that has smashed even Avengers Endgame's box office record, Lulu Wang's The Farewell. Plus, we talk to the director all about her film.First up though, is For Sama. When the Arab Spring came to Syria in 2012, Waad al-Kateab picked up her camera and began filming the revolution. For five years, under Assad's brutal assault, she kept filming. For Sama captures that journey, as she marries her partner Hamza al-Kateab, and gives birth to her daughter Sama. The film becomes a justification to their daughter of why they remained in a war zone, capturing not just the daily assaults Hamza faces as a frontline doctor, but also the joys, passions and quiet moments of their friends and family.In The Farewell, Billi (Awkwafina) is called back from New York to her native China because her beloved grandmother is facing her last days. Yet, in accordance with tradition, this news is kept from the matriarch herself. Keeping up the pretence of a family wedding while reconnecting and grieving, we follow Billi on a funny, deeply moving exploration of the meaning of home and family.Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Kelly Powell, Steven Ryder and Sam Howlett.Follow the team on Social Media:@jakehcunningham - Jake@ks_powell - Kelly@irma_pep - Steven@samhowlett_1 - SamProduced by Jake CunninghamEdited by Mark Towers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If you were subjected to daily bombardment from the air, you were entrenched in a make-shift hospital, and you'd just recently had a baby, would you still be able to pick up your camera and film events? Well, if you're Syrian doc filmmaker, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/25/for-sama-documentary-interview-waad-al-kateab (Waad Al-Kateab), you would. And she did, while living in the basement of a hospital, with her husband and baby in the besieged city of Aleppo. Eventually, she would be forced to leave her homeland behind, and headed to England to meet up with fellow conflict zone filmmaker, https://www.edwardwattsfilms.com/ (Edward Watts). The two poured over her twelve hard drives of footage, and the resulting documentary film – quite possibly the most talked about documentary of 2019 – https://www.forsamafilm.com/ (For Sama), was made. And speaking of documentary filmmaking abroad, not surprisingly, our resident doc filmmaker and podcast host, has a few things to say on the subject as well! Whether you are on your own or with your family, there are going to be a number of important items that you must consider before documentary filmmaking overseas. In our first segment, Chris draws from his own experiences documentary filmmaking abroad and comes up with 5 Tips for Doc Filmmaking Abroad with Your Family. Topics Discussed filmmaking while under siege filmmaker, Waad Al-Kateab's conscious decision to bring her own thoughts & emotions to her filmmaking process and to her film how Al-Kateab risked her life to transport 12 hard drives out of Syria to meet up with fellow doc filmmaker, Edward Watts Watts' belief that sometimes the filmmaker must choose a subjective approach in their docs when it's for the benefit of humanity tips for documentary filmmaking abroad with Chris G. Parkhurst Additional Resources FOR SAMA TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsvBqtg2RM0 Sponsors & Thank Yous ° http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) – Special Thank You to recording artist, http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/ (Dlay) who supplied music for this week's episode of TDL. You too can download his music or other artists' music by going to http://freemusicarchive.org/ (Free Music Archive) today! Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) | Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!
Susan Sontag, the American essayist, novelist and critic rose to fame in the 1960s. She became an iconic cultural figure and during her life she was linked with figures like Andy Warhol and Annie Leibovitz. Fifteen years after her death, Benjamin Moser has written a new biography about her which digs beneath her public image. He discusses her life, her work and how her life charts the changes in women's lives over the last 60 years. It’s 30 years since the concept of intersectionality was introduced by Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. The Women’s Budget Group, who are also marking their 30th anniversary, thought it apt to address the way feminist economics has embraced the idea that there is no single universal experience of inequality shared by all women. Next week, the Director of the group Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson will chair a panel on Intersectionality in Feminist Economics. She joins Jenni along with Dr Zubaida Haque from the Runnymede Trust and Angela Matthews from the Business Disability Forum to discuss why a one size fits all policy doesn’t work. Waad al-Kateab has documented her life on camera in war torn Aleppo, Syria. While conflict, violence, death and cruelty raged around her, she fell in love, got married and had a baby daughter. She captures stories of loss, laughter, sacrifice and survival. She joins Jenni to discuss her film, ‘For Sama’, a love letter from a young mother to her daughter. And, listener Val Dawson talks about the photograph that captures her best day. Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Ruth Watts
Citizen journalist Waad al-Kateab was twenty-six years old when she picked up a camera to document the everyday violence of the Syrian war. She was also, at the time, juggling motherhood. Her work comes together in For Sama, an award-winning documentary that looks at the intimacy of familial love and the ravages of war. She joins the Prospect Podcast to talk about life in Aleppo, what the West forgets about the war, and settling into life in the UK. For Sama arrives in cinemas this week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jim Sciutto, author of "The Shadow War", and Steve Hall, former Head of CIA Russia Operations, join Christiane Amanpour to discuss U.S. national security, Russia and the recent resignation of U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton. Film-makers Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts join Christiane on set in London to talk about their new documentary "For Sama", which provides a first-hand look at the horror and humanity of life in Aleppo, Syria. Our Walter Isaacson is joined by author Sarah M. Broom, whose latest memoir "The Yellow House" recalls the devastation caused by 2005 Hurricane Katrina, and the struggle to rebuild.
For Sama is a prize-winning documentary by female Syrian filmmaker Waad al-Kateab, recording life in Aleppo for her young daughter who was born shortly after the conflict began there. Film critic Hannah McGill reviews and reports on the winning films at this year's Venice Film Festival. Lucy Caldwell has been shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award with The Children. Her story is about the Victorian social reformer Caroline Norton, who successfully campaigned for women to have the automatic right to have custody of their children in divorce proceedings; and in her story Lucy Caldwell draws parallels with child migrants today who are separated from their mothers. We speak to the author. British playwright Peter Nichols - A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg, Privates On Parade, Passion Play - has died at the age of 92. Michael Billington joins us to discuss his importance The Israeli short story writer Etgar Keret discusses his new collection Fly Already, 22 stories – several featuring the surreal and the apocalyptic - which were inspired by a serious car accident he had in America. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Oliver Jones
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much. The film is the first feature documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts. -------------------- FOLLOW US -------------------- NADIA SAWALHA & FAMILY https://www.instagram.com/nadiasawalhaandfamily.com http://www.twitter.com/nadiasawalha For more movie news follow: POPCORN JUNKIES: https://www.instagram.com/popcornjunkiesmovieclub/ ------------------------------------ BUSINESS ENQUIRIES ------------------------------------ For business enquiries contact: michelle@doghouse-media.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popcorn-junkies/message
The new documentary For Sama is an intimate feature documentary detailing the story of Syrian filmmaker, Waad Al-Kateab, who filmed her extraordinary journey through love, war and motherhood across five years of the uprising in rebel-held Aleppo, Syria. Taking the form of a letter from Al-Kateab to her daughter Sama, footage for the documentary was recorded in the final days of the battle for Aleppo. Waad lives with Samas father, a doctor in the last surviving hospital in the city. Surrounded on all sides and bombarded daily by the Syrian regime and Russian air force, she fears they may be killed at any moment. As bombs go off around them, she crafts a filmed message to her one-year old daughter to explain who her parents were, what they were fighting for and why Sama came into this world"a record for the young girl in case they dont survive. Through the local protest movement she meets Hamza al-Kateab, a young medic, and together they form a close group of friends demanding freedom in their native land. Soon Waad and Hamza fall in love, marry, and have a daughter, all while the war rages around them. The result is a rare glimpse at the challenges the Syrian conflict imposes on women and children. Join us for a discussion of "For Sama" and the devastating events it shows with Waad Al-Kateab, Dr. Hamza al-Kateab and Edward Watts in this edition of "Leonard Lopate at Large" on WBAI.
FOR SAMA is both an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war. A love letter from a young mother to her daughter, the film tells the story of Waad al-Kateab’s life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria as she falls in love, gets married and gives birth to Sama, all while cataclysmic conflict rises around her. Her camera captures incredible stories of loss, laughter and survival as Waad wrestles with an impossible choice– whether or not to flee the city to protect her daughter’s life, when leaving means abandoning the struggle for freedom for which she has already sacrificed so much. FOR SAMA took home the Best Documentary Award at this year's 2019 Cannes Film Festival, FOR SAMA had its world premiere at SXSW Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award for Best Documentary. Since then, it continues to gather more awards every time it screens. The growing awards list includes the aforementioned SXSW; Cannes Film Festival; and Sheffield Doc/Fest; Telluride MountainFilm; Hot Docs; Nantucket Film Festival; River Run; LA Asian Pacific Film Festival; and Newport Beach Film Festival. Co-directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts join us for a conversation on the courage to document the unimaginable horror of a brutal regime and what it means to believe in something so deeply that you are willing to risk everything for it. For news, screenings and updates go to: ForSamaFilm.com For Sama - Q&A with directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts and Dr. Hamza al-Kateab following the 4:30 pm show on Sunday, 7/28. Social Media: facebook.com/forsamafilm twitter.com/forsamafilm instagram.com/forsamafilm
The documentary FOR SAMA takes us inside the heartbreaking suffering of the people of Aleppo during the long and brutal siege by al Assad and the Russians. Waad al-Kateab began shooting students spraying revolutionary graffiti on university walls. The revolution rises around her – as does the overwhelming response. Best Doc, 2019 Cannes Film Festival and Doc Grand Jury Prize, 2019 SXSW Film Festival. I interview directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts, and Dr. Hamza al-Kateab, who ran the last hospital in East Aleppo. Don’t miss this podcast. You will get a unique feel for Syria. Learn more at forsamafilm.com
Waad and Hamza al-Kateab are two Syrian refugees who risked everything to stay in Aleppo during the war. Waad is an award-winning film-maker, whose documentary ‘For Sama’ just won Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. It tells the intimate and epic journey of her experience of war, tracking her life over five years in eastern Aleppo, including the final stages of the siege. Her husband Hamza is a doctor and ran a hospital in eastern Aleppo. He helped hundreds of civilians - from dealing with horrific injuries, to delivering newborn babies. They talk to Krishnan ahead of their film's premiere at the Sheffield Doc Fest on Saturday 8th June. It will be shown on Channel 4 and released in theatres later this year. Subscribe to Ways to Change the World for more in-depth interviews every Wednesday. Recorded: 29th May 2019 Producer: Sarah Gough
MaryamTouzani pour son film "Adam", Waad Al Kateab pour son film "For Sama", Christophe Honoré pour "A magical Night" et Bong Joon Ho pour "Parasite" sont les invités de Marie Sauvion et Fabrice Leclerc...sans oublier l'oeil de Philippe Rouyer !
Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film For Sama, Syria and justice, the strength of the human spirit, acts of resistance and a better future. Playing at Hot Docs 2019 Synopsis: 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, Syria. Waad’s story begins in 2012 when she was a student studying marketing at Aleppo University. Protests against the brutal dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad reach the university and Waad is one of the first to join. Her camera captures the joy and optimism of those early days. She meets a young medic in the protests called Hamza and with a group of friends they continue to demand freedom even as the regime resorts to greater and greater violence to crush them, eventually engulfing the city in full-blown war. Eventually, they are overwhelmed and forced into exile. In the exodus, the family pack their things and with tears in their eyes, bid farewell to the shattered city, the place where their dream of freedom was born and where it died. Yet they carry their daughter with them, an eternal symbol of the love and hope that the violence of tyrants cannot destroy. For more info on the film head here. About the Directors: In January 2016 Waad al-Kateab started documenting the horrors of Aleppo for Channel 4 News in a series of devastating films simply titled Inside Aleppo. The reports she made for Channel 4 News on the conflict in Syria, and the most complex humanitarian crisis in the world, became the most watched pieces on the UK news programme – and received almost half a billion views online and won 24 awards – including the 2016 International Emmy for breaking news coverage. Waad was a marketing student at the University of Aleppo when protests against the Assad regime swept the country in 2011. Like many hundreds of her fellow Syrians, she became a citizen journalist determined to document the horrors of the war. She taught herself how to film – and started filming the human suffering around her as Assad forces battled rebels for control of Aleppo. She stayed through the devastating siege – documenting the terrible loss of life and producing some of the most memorable images of the six-year conflict. When she and her family were evacuated from Aleppo in December 2016 she managed to get all her footage out. Waad lives in London with her husband and two daughters. Edward Watts is an Emmy award-winning, BAFTA nominated filmmaker who has directed over twenty narrative and documentary films that tell true stories of courage, heroism and humour from across the world, covering everything from war crimes in the Congo to the colourful lives of residents in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. His 2015 film Escape from ISIS exposed the brutal treatment of the estimated 4 million women living under the rule of the Islamic State and, for the first time on television, told the extraordinary story of an underground network trying to save those it can. It received numerous international awards and citations, including an International Emmy and Bafta nomination for Best Current Affairs Documentary. Edward's film making aspires to tell visceral, gripping stories about people who live in far flung corners of the world, to emphasise our common humanity to audiences back home. In so doing, he hopes his films can make a positive contribution to reducing the hatred in our tumultuous world. He has an eye for the unexpected: the intimacy found even in the bleakest places; the stories of hope amid horror. He creates films on a strong foundation of riveting narrative story telling and striking, cinematic images. Image: Copyright Waad al-Kateab and ITN Productions Inc. Used with permission. Theme Music: Copyright David Peck & Face2Face. Used with permission. For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here. With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Unfortunately 15.03.19 will be a historic day for the muslim community. The Christchurch mosque attack was heartbreaking for so many people. It also gave insight into some of the threats the muslim community are confronted with. While the (social media) news cycle is changing they're still living through this current political climate. Our host sat down with Sumiyyah a mum of 3 to talk to her about what it's like to raise a Muslim family. They explored how she explained what happened in New Zealand to her children, culture vs religion, what some of the misconceptions about muslims are and how non-Muslims can support and better understand their community. The episode is opened by focusing on the For Sama documentary. Made by and about a mum who lived through and recorded the war in Syria for 5 years. Her name is Waad al-Kateab shes a citizen journalist, who says she made the film for her daughter "to see what I fought for incase I don't survive" The podcasts aim was and is to facilitate the story telling of mothers themselves. The episode is closed with words from a Muslim parent vlogger about why she chooses to be visible in this way. Sumiyyah can be found on Instagram @sumiyyah_balesaria Find us on Instagram @makemotherhooddiverse Please send all podcast submissions to mmdpodcast@gmail.com
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