Maiken Baird, left, directed the documentary on Edward Said, and Sarah Mowaswes, center, was one of its producers. Mr. Said’s daughter, Najla Said, right, was also part of the filmmaking process.

The remains of the theater in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, in April 2022, in a photograph taken when the area was under pro-Russian control. The Russian airstrike on the building killed hundreds of civilians.

Alexander Sokurov during the screening of his latest film, “Director’s Diary,” in Paris, in March.