MRRAR Film Night: For Sama
MRRAR Film Night: For Sama
Where
When
For Sama will be screened at the Church of Christ, New Gisborne on Saturday 22 June at 7pm. (and also at the Norma Richardson Hall on Friday 21st June at 7pm)
Tickets at the door, cost by donation. A light supper will be served after each screening.
The film For Sama is a love letter by Waad to her one-year-old daughter in case she doesn’t survive the conflict in Aleppo, Syria.
For five years Waad documents her life falling in love, getting married and then giving birth to her daughter whilst living under constant siege in a hospital set up by her husband.
Although the devastation of this conflict is heartbreaking, this film reveals the incredible strength, resilience and love the Syrians have for their country and their willingness to do whatever to survive.
Waad flees Aleppo in 2016 for London, where she resides with her husband and two daughters. Waad has addressed the UN Security Council, speaking out critically on their response to War Crimes conducted in Syria and the inevitable continuation of war crimes now being played out in the Ukraine and Gaza.