There are several shots of bombs falling from a great distance in the devastating and essential documentary Last Men in Aleppo, and they’re like blooming flowers, like wondrous sky paintings — they look, as Michael Herr wrote of similar sights in Vietnam in his book Dispatches, “so beautiful. Oscar Doc Feature Nominee for ‘Last Men in Aleppo’ Might. News | Heavy, Winner of the Grand Jury Documentary prize at the Sundance Film Festival, Syrian filmmaker Fayyad and Danish co-director Johannessen's breathtaking work - a searing example of boots-on-the-ground reportage - follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, an organization comprised of ordinary citizens who are the first to. Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016) - Wikipedia, ‘Last Men in Aleppo’: Director Feras Fayyad Might Skip the Oscars After His Producer and Star Are Blocked from Visiting the U.S, ‘Last Men in Aleppo’ crew makes it to Oscars in spite of..