Unfolding as a love letter from filmmaker and young mother Waad al-Kateab to her daughter, For Sama tells the story of Waad’s life through five years of the uprising in rebel-held Aleppo, Syria. Waad falls in love, gets married and gives birth to her daughter Sama — all while filming the cataclysmic conflict raging around them. In this clip, Directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts, along with FRONTLINE Executive Producer Roney Aronson, talk with WGBH about the making of a film that captures haunting stories of loss and survival, juxtaposed with moments of laughter and joy between a mother and daughter.
