Kareem Abeed is a Syrian film producer best known for his 2017 documentary ''

Last Men in Aleppo ''Last Men in Aleppo'' (in Arabic آخر الرجال في حلب) is a 2017 documentary film about the Syrian Civil War. Written and directed by Feras Fayyad, produced by Kareem Abeed and Søren Steen Jespersen, it documents the life in Aleppo ...

'' for which he was co-nominated for

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature An academy ( Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosoph ...

. Abeed and his team, was not able to attend the

90th Academy Awards The 90th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2017, and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was held on March 4, ...

ceremony, as his visa was rejected in response to President Trump's

Executive Order 13780 Executive Order 13780, titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States, was an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump on March 6, 2017. It placed a 90-day restriction on entry to the U.S. ...

Filmography

* 2017: ''Last Men in Aleppo'' (documentary feature) * 2017: ''One Day in Aleppo'' (documentary short)

Awards and nominations

Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Documentary Feature Film The winners and nominees of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Documentary Feature Film 2000s 2010s External links

* {{Asia Pacific Screen Awards Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Documentary Feature Film D ...

- Won *

- Nomination

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abeed, Kareem Living people Syrian film producers 1984 births