Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to join us for a live Q&A with The Cave writer/director and Emmy® nominee Feras Fayyad.

From Oscar-nominated director Feras Fayyad (Last Men in Aleppo) comes The Cave, a stirring portrait of courage, resilience and female solidarity. For besieged civilians in war-torn Syria, hope and safety lie underground inside the subterranean hospital known as the Cave, where pediatrician and managing physician Dr. Amani Ballour and her colleagues Samaher and Dr. Alaa have claimed their right to work as equals alongside their male counterparts, doing their jobs in a way that would be unthinkable in the oppressively patriarchal culture that exists above. Following the women as they contend with daily bombardments, chronic supply shortages and the ever-present threat of chemical attacks, The Cave delivers an unflinching look at the Syrian war and some of its most unlikely heroes.

The documentary is nominated for Primetime Emmys®, including Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking and Writing, Directing and Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program.

The Cave is available from National Geographic.

In your registration confirmation email you’ll receive a free screener link and code to watch the documentary beforehand.

 
2019, 95 minutes, color | Directed by Feras Fayyad | Produced by Kirstine Barfod, Sigrid Dyekjær | Written by Alisar Hasan, Feras Fayyad

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