Over the past eight years, the war in Syria has spread death,
destruction and horror across the country, costing hundreds of
thousands of lives and displacing millions. In besieged Eastern Al
Ghouta, incessant bombardment has turned the landscape into an eerie
wasteland dotted with bombed-out buildings and piles of rubble. Going
outside is a life-threatening proposition as residential neighborhoods
are targeted as indiscriminately as markets, schools and other places.
Hospitals, medical centers and ambulances are also fair game for the
Assad government and its Russian allies.Safety and hope lie
underground, where a brave group of doctors and nurses have
established a subterranean hospital called the Cave. Under the
leadership of a young female pediatrician, Dr. Amani Ballour, the Cave
offers hope and healing to the sick and injured children and civilians
of Eastern Al Ghouta. In a conservative patriarchal society that
devalues women, Dr. Amani is frequently subject to hostility from men
who refuse to see her as a capable physician. But Dr. Amani doesn’t
back down, and inside the Cave, women have reclaimed their right to
work as equals alongside their male counterparts. They risk their
lives to save their patients and find ways to persevere in a world of
cruelty, injustice and suffering. For Dr. Amani and her colleagues
Samaher and Dr. Alaa, their battle is not only to survive but to
maintain their dreams and hopes for women and for their country.
Oscar nominee Feras Fayyad (“Last Men in Aleppo”) delivers an
unflinching story of the Syrian war with his powerful new documentary,
"The Cave." Following Dr. Amani Ballour and her colleagues Samaher and
Dr. Alaa, as they contend with daily bombardments, chronic supply
shortages and the ever-present threat of chemical attacks, The Cave
paints a stirring portrait of courage, resilience and female
solidarity.
Join us for a special free screening on this incredible film followed
by a conversation with Dr. Rohini J. Haar, Research Fellow at the
Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley's School of Law, who led a team
that collected ground reports of attacks in 2016 in northern Syria to
better understand the attacks on health care taking place in the
region.
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