On Feb. 6, 2023, after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Turkish-Syrian border, becoming the deadliest disaster in the region’s modern history, Syrian director Waad Al-Kateab was in London fretting about her family and friends, and feeling helpless. The activist and helmer of “For Sama” – the Oscar-nominated civil war diary that traveled around the […]
‘For Sama’ Director Waad al-Kateab on Turkish-Syrian Earthquake Doc ‘Death Without Mercy’: ‘These People Didn’t Die Just From a Natural Disaster’
Jul 2, 2024 | 9:46 AM