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In March 2018, the UN reported that 10 million Yemenis were one step away from famine and that hunger is threatening an entire generation. Borne out of a sense of urgency at the sustained civilian suffering caused by the human-caused famine in Yemen, we embedded with a team of doctors and nurses working at Therapeutic Feeding Centers (TFCs) treating those most at risk of starvation.
Filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two women health care workers fighting to thwart the spread of starvation against the backdrop of a forgotten war. The film provides an unflinching portrait of Dr. Aida Alsadeeq and Nurse Mekkia Mahdi as they try to save the lives of hunger-stricken children within a population on the brink of famine.
The film bears witness to the unfolding tragedy with a cinematic eye - thus rendering horror watchable, and deepening empathy for our subjects and awareness of the significant civilian suffering resulting from the current conflict.
A forgotten war
A film that activates both the heart and the intellect while laying bare American complicity in the current civilian deaths in Yemen. Hunger Ward presents the specter of a human-caused, preventable famine made possible by American tax dollars.
12.18.2020
"I believe that the most compelling films often emerge from a deep and abiding belief that - simply put - they must be done."
- Director Skye Fitzgerald
12.18.2020
Official Selection DOC NYC Short List selection
DOC NYC
12.18.2020
Nominee - Best Short Documentary
Critics Choice Association
12.18.2020
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