Alejandro González Iñárritu Thinks the ‘Last Men in Aleppo’ Crew Should ‘Absolutely’ Be Allowed to Attend the Oscars — Watch
The documentary’s producer and star are having difficulty obtaining visas.
The documentary’s producer and star are having difficulty obtaining visas.
Syrian national Kareem Abeed is being prevented from attending the March 4 Oscar ceremony, where his film will vie for Best Documentary Feature.
The film premiered at Sundance in 2017, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary.
Fayyad returned to Syria to make his 2017 documentary after being held captive by the government, twice.
“Last Men in Aleppo” and “The War Show” put a human face on the tragedies that headlines frequently gloss over.
An unforgettable and essential documentary about something that demands to be seen, even if it can never hope to be understood.
As the situation in Syria continues to darken, we asked directors of several recent documentaries on the Syrian civil war to weigh in.