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Trauma, memory and hope: The story of Syrian refugees | Waad al-Kateab
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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 Sarhan
GFX: Anas Alaa
Audio editor: Houda Fansa Jawadi
www.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
51 episodes
Manage episode 352850554 series 3438634
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 Sarhan
GFX: Anas Alaa
Audio editor: Houda Fansa Jawadi
www.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
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