50 Feet from Syria

50 Feet from Syria
Directed by Skye Fitzgerald
Production
company
Spin film
Running time
 39 minutes
Country Turkey/United States/Syria
Language English

50 Feet from Syria is a 2015 short-documentary film about a Syrian-American orthopedic surgeon Hisham Bismar who travels to the Turkey-Syrian border situated Al-Amal Hospital during the Syrian civil war.[1] Directed by Skye Fitzgerald, 50 Feet from Syria was shortlisted with ten other documentaries from 74 entries submitted to the 88th Academy Awards in the Documentary Short Subject category.[2] The final five nominations were scheduled to be announced on January 14, 2016.[3]

Premise

50 feet from Syria follows Syrian-American surgeon Hisham Bismar as he travels to the Turkish/Syrian border to volunteer for operating on victims from the Syrian Civil War.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Doctors on the Edge of Syria". Thru Mag. October 8, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "10 DOC SHORTS ON OSCAR'S 2015 SHORTLIST". Oscars.org. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Oscar Names 10 Documentary Short Films as semi-finalists". Tim Gray. Variety. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "50 feet from Syria". Letterboxd. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  5. ↑ "'50 Feet from Syria': Documentary chronicles Portland doctor's journey". KPTV. October 8, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.


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