Edward Watts

Edward Watts is an Emmy award-winning, BAFTA nominated filmmaker who has directed over 20 narrative and documentary films that tell true stories of courage, heroism and humor from across the world. His work has covered everything from war crimes in the Congo to the colorful lives of residents in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. His first feature documentary, For Sama (Mountainfilm 2019), chronicles the life of Waad al-Kateab, a female Syrian filmmaker who recorded her life over 5 years in rebel-held Aleppo.