Documentary storytelling. In Conversation with Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts

Waad Al-Kateab is a Syrian activist and award-winning filmmaker, whose debut feature film, For Sama, won a BAFTA for Best Documentary and received a nomination at the Academy Awards 2020. Waad, who lives in London with her family, is currently working on a new documentary covering the Olympic

Refugee Team, commissioned by the IOC for XTR, working alongside Oscar-winning producer Joanna Natasegara. Waad also dedicates time to her advocacy campaign, Action For Sama. In 2021, Waad was announced as the recipient of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Edward Watts is an Oscar-nominated, BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who has directed twenty-five narrative and documentary films, telling true stories from far flung corners of the world. His films have won over 50 awards including 4 British Independent Film Awards 2 Amnesty International awards for Best Human Rights Documentary and the L’Œil d’Or for Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival.