''50 Feet from Syria'' is a 2015

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about a Syrian-American orthopedic surgeon Hisham Bismar who travels to the Turkey-Syrian border situated Al-Amal Hospital during the Syrian civil war. Directed by Skye Fitzgerald, ''50 Feet from Syria'' was shortlisted with ten other documentaries from 74 entries submitted to the

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in the Documentary Short Subject category. The final five nominations were scheduled to be announced on January 14, 2016.

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''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.

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* * * 2015 films American short documentary films Documentary films about the Syrian civil war Films shot in Turkey 2015 short documentary films Documentary films about health care Works about the Syrian civil war 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{short-documentary-film-stub