Feras Fayyad

Feras Fayyad is a Syrian filmmaker whose documentary work has shone a powerful light on human rights abuses in his home country. His film 'Last Men in Aleppo' was the first Syrian documentary to be nominated for an Academy Award, offering a harrowing, first-hand perspective of the Syrian Civil War. Fayyad's films have also been honored at Sundance, Cannes, and other prestigious festivals, cementing his reputation as a courageous storyteller committed to using his craft to drive social and political change.