Williamsburg Regional Library

Last Men in Aleppo

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videorecording

Last Men in Aleppo

electronic resource

Originally produced by Grasshopper Film in 2017

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2018 **Academy Award** nominee for Best Documentary Feature, Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad's breathtaking work - a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage - follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets; ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes in the hope of saving lives. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Documentary at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Nominated for the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the **Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival**. Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the **Academy Awards**. *"This heartbreaking yet inspiring film is the best and worst of humanity all in one story." - Colin Covert, **Minneapolis Star Tribune*** *"THE LAST MEN IN ALEPPO documents a catastrophic crisis that still requires international attention, its mishmash of methods produce an effective end result, albeit lacking considerable evocation beyond the subject's raw intensity to sway its audience." - Matthew Roe, **Film Threat***

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