FERAS FAYYAD
DIRECTOR, WRITER & EDITOR
SYRIA
Not many Arab filmmakers can claim to have won both the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and been nominated for
an Oscar. But Feras did just that with his documentary feature LAST MEN IN ALEPPO, flying the flag for
war-torn Syria where he was imprisoned twice. Having picked up 30 awards for that heartbreaking debut,
what’s next for Feras?