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Hunger Ward

2020

40 minutes

Documentary

Overview

Filmed from inside two of the most active therapeutic feeding centers in Yemen, HUNGER WARD documents two female 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.

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Aida Alsadeeq headshot

Aida Alsadeeq

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Omeima Essa Salem Abdullah headshot

Omeima Essa Salem Abdullah

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Mekkia Mahdi headshot

Mekkia Mahdi

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Abeer Otham Thaneb headshot

Abeer Otham Thaneb

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