Feras Fayyad

Feras Fayyad
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter, editor, actor, producer
Years active	2010–present

Feras Fayyad is a Syrian film director, producer, writer, editor and cinematographer, best known for his 2017 documentary Last Men in Aleppo, that earned him critical acclaim and numerous awards and nominations including Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, making him the first Syrian director to be nominated for an Oscar and he also won an Emmy award for best current affairs documentary.

Fayyad and his team, were not be able to attend the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, as his visa was rejected in response to President Trump's Executive Order 13780.

Filmography

Director

• 2013: Wide Shot-Close Shot (TV Movie documentary)
• 2013: Windows' (TV Movie documentary)
• 2016: Between the Fighter in Syria (TV Series documentary)
• 2017: Last Men in Aleppo (Documentary) (directed by)
• 2018: The Good Enemy (Documentary)
• 2019: The Cave

Writer

• 2013: Wide Shot-Close Shot (TV Movie documentary)
• 2013: Windows' (TV Movie documentary)
• 2016: Between the Fighter in Syria (TV Series documentary)
• 2017: Last Men in Aleppo (Documentary) (directed by)
• 2018: The Good Enemy (Documentary)
• 2019: The Cave

Producer

• 2017: One Day in Aleppo (Short, producer)

Editor

• 2013: Train of Silence (Short)
• 2013: Untold Stories (Documentary)
• 2017: One Day in Aleppo (Short)

Other

• 2013: Train of Silence (Short, Actor)
• 2013: Untold Stories (Documentary, art director)
• 2013: Train of Silence (Short, composer)

Awards and nominations

• 90th Academy Awards - Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
• 2017 Sundance Film Festival - World Documentary Grand Jury Prize
• Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature
• 2017 Peabody Award - Best Documentary
• 2017 Copenhagen International Documentary Festival - CPH:DOX Grand Prize for Best Documentary Feature
• 2019 Toronto International Film Festival - People's Choice Award, Documentaries: The Cave

External links

• Feras Fayyad at IMDb