Hunger Ward

Documentary · 2020

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.

Starring

Ruth Johnston, Jody Allen, Aida Alsadeeq, Jannat Gargi, Omeima Essa Salem Abdullah, Mekkia Mahdi, Hayley Pappas, Abeer Otham Thaneb, Skye Fitzgerald

Director

Skye Fitzgerald

Producer

Michael Scheuerman