Author: Valerie Kaufman

In “For Sama” Waad al-Kateab Documents Daily Life in War-Torn Aleppo

by Valerie Kaufman | Jan 25, 2020

“For Sama” is a captivating and epic documentary by Syrian filmmaker Waad al-Kateab depicting the monstrous realities of life in war-torn Aleppo during unrelenting bombings by…

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Review: Feras Fayyad Documents Heroism Amid Horrors in Two Films

by Valerie Kaufman | Dec 15, 2019

Two Syrian films by Syrian director Feras Fayyad document courageous civilians who work in the midst of horrors to save as many lives as they can.

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