#3. For Sama (2019)
March 25, 2021
– Directors: Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts
– Metascore: 89
– IMDb user rating: 8.5
– Runtime: 100 minutes
This touching love letter from a mother to her daughter follows filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab through several milestones in her life including love, marriage, and the birth of her daughter, Sama. This Oscar-nominated documentary is a tragic tale of war detailing the uprising in Aleppo, and the heart-wrenching decision a mother must make to protect her daughter.