For Sama film screening and discussion
Join this event in which we will watch an intimate and epic journey into the female experience of war.
For Human Rights Day 2024, in collaboration with The Hague Humanity Hub, we are presenting the critically acclaimed film For Sama. This event is part of the Just Peace Movie Nights series,
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 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.
Key messaging
- The context of the Syrian conflict at the time of the film
- The current humanitarian and refugee crisis in Syria
- The current political situation in the Netherlands – including the Cabinet’s plans to declare parts of Syria safe and send Syrian asylum seekers back
During this event we want to educate and foster understanding: bring together expert perspectives on the situation in Syria and how the change in Dutch government can impact Syrian refugees in The Netherlands.
18:30 |
Doors open |
19:00 |
Welcome and short introduction |
19:20 |
Screening: For Sama |
21:00 |
Moderated discussion and Q&A with audience and experts |
21:25 |
End |
- Hamza al-Kateab, Doctor, human rights activist, lead action for SAMA.
- Dima Kadri, The White Helmets.
- Martine Flokstra, Operations Manager for Syria, Afghanistan & Pakistan, MSF Netherlands.
This event will be moderated by Mohammad Kanfash, researcher at Utrecht University’s School of Law and Centre for Conflict Studies, Founder of Damaan Humanitarian Organization.
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– Limited places available –