MTV Documentary Films presents a special HUNGER WARD screening and Q&A for SAG Foundation Members. Watch the Academy Award® nominated film HUNGER WARD (Best Documentary Short Subject) at any time until April 25th. Following the film, watch the special conversation with director Skye Fitzgerald and award winning writer/director Judd Aptow.
Learn more about the film at www.hungerward.org
Filmed inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in conflict-ridden Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two women fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war. The film provides unflinching portraits of Dr. Aida Alsadeeq and Nurse Mekkia Mahdi as they work to save the lives of hunger-stricken children within a population on the brink of famine. With unprecedented access within a sensitive conflict-zone, HUNGER WARD reveals the bravery of deeply committed doctors working in the middle of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. An MTV Documentary Films release.
- Year2020
- Runtime40 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSkye Fitzgerald
- ProducerMichael Scheuerman, Skye Fitzgerald
- Executive ProducerJody Allen, Ruth Johnston, Matt Milios, Jannat Gargi, Hayley Pappas, Matt Ippolito
- CinematographerJeffrey Ball
- EditorDan Sadowsky
- MusicWilliam Campbell
MTV Documentary Films presents a special HUNGER WARD screening and Q&A for SAG Foundation Members. Watch the Academy Award® nominated film HUNGER WARD (Best Documentary Short Subject) at any time until April 25th. Following the film, watch the special conversation with director Skye Fitzgerald and award winning writer/director Judd Aptow.
Learn more about the film at www.hungerward.org
Filmed inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in conflict-ridden Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two women fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war. The film provides unflinching portraits of Dr. Aida Alsadeeq and Nurse Mekkia Mahdi as they work to save the lives of hunger-stricken children within a population on the brink of famine. With unprecedented access within a sensitive conflict-zone, HUNGER WARD reveals the bravery of deeply committed doctors working in the middle of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. An MTV Documentary Films release.
- Year2020
- Runtime40 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSkye Fitzgerald
- ProducerMichael Scheuerman, Skye Fitzgerald
- Executive ProducerJody Allen, Ruth Johnston, Matt Milios, Jannat Gargi, Hayley Pappas, Matt Ippolito
- CinematographerJeffrey Ball
- EditorDan Sadowsky
- MusicWilliam Campbell