>> narrator: tonight - >> sama. presentation.a frontline special >> sama. >> "for sama" is... it's a letter for my daughter, a love letter to all the children of syr. >> waad al katb love for the first time,ng in marrying h husband, having a baby with him, and tha counterpoint to the actual syrian conflict makes it a recaly unique story that we n all relate to. >> this film ctures the core human experience of this

conflict. lot of others to tell theirge a stories. >> "for sama" opens a door to people's hearts and to their minds so that they can understand that this conflict is ongoing, the story's not over. >> narrator: tonight on frontline - the award winning "documentary, "for sama >> frontline is made possible by contributions to youpbs station from viewers like you. thank you.po and by the ction for public broadcasting. major support is provided by the john d. and catherine t. madrthur foundation, commit to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. the ford foundation: working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. additional support is provided by the abrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism. dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the john and helen glessner family trust. supporting trustworthy journalism that informs and

inspires. and by t frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler. and additional support from laura debonis and scott nathan, and koo and patria yuen through the yuen foundation. ♪ >> waad (speaking arabic): (babbabbling)>>

am mama. mama. (singing in arabic) mama, sama. (explosion in distance) sama. (baby babbling) (man's voice speaking aric) (sama and man conversing inab ic):

(indisnct conversation) (distant exploon) (nearby explosion) (footsteps on stairs, coughi) >> waad:

>> man: (baby crying) (explosion) (explosion) (man shouting) >> man: (machines beeping) (explosions) >> waad: (baby crying)

(group conversing) (sama babbling) (waad laughs) >> man: (making bubbling sounds) (sama laughing) >> sama. aby laughing) >> waad:

♪ (explosions) (baby crying, people shouting) (crying) ou

(s of distant aircraft) aa >> (numerous explosions)

>> waa

(cheering) (cheering continues) ♪ >> crowd:

>> waad: eople shouting) >> waad:

(car horn blaring) (laughter) >> waad:

(testing mic) >> waad: (testing mic) >> man (on loudspeaker): nd istinct conversations)

(shouting) (indistinct conversations) (people shouting)

(horn honkg) >> waad: (crowd chanting): >> waad:

(distant explosions) (distant explosion (people shoutingsa (indistinct convtions)

(siren wailing) >> waad and hamza: >> waad:

(people shouting) (explosion) >> man (crying):

>> waad: (explosions)

(people singing) (people cheering) (dance music playing) >> ♪ i'm crazy for feeling so lonel.. ♪

>> waad: ♪ ♪ (people conversing) (wedding music continues)

♪ >> sama? sama? (speaking arabic) no? no? no? (laughs) (sama fusses, waadmitates)

(droning sound in distance) (sama babbling) (sama fussing) >> mama.

(explosion) ak >> man (on s): >> waad: is tant shouting,in siren g) en (s blaring grows louder) (indistinct voice on loudspeaker, horn honking)

>> man: >> waad and boy: (boys crying)

>> woman:

>> waad: (background conversation) ♪ (sama babbling)

(chanting) >> waad: (cheering, fireworks exploding)

♪ ♪

♪ (indistinct conversations) >> surprise! (song playing on phone)

(waad laughs) (birds chirping) (gasps)

(laughs) (laughs)

(explosion) (people shouting) (gunfire) ): (people conversi (explosions) (distant whistling, explosion) (person coughs) (coughing) >> waad: (coughing) : >> hamza

(man shouts) >> hamza and waad: p (thunder rumbles, raters)

(people chattering) (child talking playfully)

(family chattering) >> waad: (explosion) (explosion) (gunfire)

(gunfire, explosions continue) >> waad: >> wisam:

>> waad: >> aad: (laughter) uz (phone bng) >> hello? (laughter)

♪ (baby crying) (all chanting) (cheering) (indistinct convsations) >> man: >> waad: cr

(samng) am >>: (sama crying) (laughter) ♪ (sama babbling)

(voice chanting over pa) (people conversing, horn honks) >> man:

(boy shouting) >> waad: (child shouting playfully) >> waad: >> child:

>> waad and naya: (boy making engi noises) >> beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep >> waad: (helicopter rotors whirring) (siren wailing) sh

(peoplouting in distance) (explosion) >> waad: (machine bping)

>> medical workers: >> waad: medical worker: (baby cries)

(baby crying) >> waad:

(voice speaking on radio) >> waad: 7th february 2016. my first baby, sama. her name is meaning the sky.nt sky we love, sky we without air forces. without bombing. sky with sun, with clouds. with birds. sama? do you hear me?

sama? sama? sama? (clicking tongue) sama? she's laughing. sama! (distant rumblg) (man shouting on radio) (explosions) (indistinct shouting)

(muffled explosion) (overlapping conversations): >> waad:

♪ ♪

(indistinct conversations) >> waad: (explosions)

>> hamza: >> waad: (man on radio): >> waad:

(men conversing): d: >> (gunfire in distance) >> man: >> aad and hamza:

(sama crying) (explosion, sama crying) >> waad: (sama crying) (hamza and waad singing):

>> waad: (laughter) >> man and waad: >> waad: (all cheering)

♪ ♪ s crackling) nt

(chag) >> waad: (child crying)

>> waad and wisam:

>> thank you! (childng) ki

>> waad: ♪ (heartbeat pulsing) (people shouting >> waad:

(people shting) ve rlapping speakers): ♪ (people shouting) >> waad: >> waad:t (indistincnversations)

>> waad: (people shouting) >> man: >> woman: (weeping)

>> waad: ♪ (sama babbling) bye, sama.

sama, bye! (voice on radio) (sama chattering) (waad laughs) >> mama! mama! >> aha! ex

(samhaling) (voice on radio) (explosions in distance) (explosions rumbng) >> waad: (people conversing) (explosion) (worried chatterg) (explosion) ama babbling excitedly)

(explosion) ♪ (children coughing) (children crying) >> waad: (children coughing) >> (on phone): a message from the people of aleppo to the world... >> waad: >> hamza:

>> woman: >> waad: ♪ (jet engines roaring) (explosion) (glass shattering) (screaming) (dtorted rumbling)

>> waad: oi (distorted vs) (baby squealing)

(baby crying distantly) (phone conversation) >> waad: >> hamza:

(distant explosi) >> waad: (car horn honks) >> waad: (weeping)

♪ g) (engine putter ic (traounds, indistinct conversations) >> waad:

♪

(man shouting) (man groaning) (heartbeat pulsing) >> hamza:

(sniffs) (engine putters by) >> here, it's my lovely house, where i lived. i can't believe that i couldn't come again. (crying) no wds can describe what i'm

we don't want to forflee out of our city. i got this plant. it will grow out of aleppo. (gate slam echoing) >> waad: (wind howling)

it's 9:00 a.m. it's snowing. we are stillaiting for evacuation. (child crying) >> waad:

(car horn honking) (sama crying) >> waad: (sama fussing) >> the next checkpoint is the most dangerous.

(sama exclaims) there's the checkpoint of the regime. (no audio) >> waad: (horn honks)

♪ (baby crying)

(conversing playfully) (children playing) >>aad: ng (woman sin in arabic)

(hamza babbling, sama laughing) >> waad:

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