Nominated Syrian filmmakers will miss Oscars after US visa denial

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Two filmmakers from Syria who have been nominated for an Oscar will miss the ceremony after being refused visas to enter the US.

Due to the US travel ban, producer Kareem Abeed who made the documentary Last Men In Aleppo, with director Feras Fayyad, will not be allowed to attend the Oscars on March 4.

The ban, brought in with an executive order from Donald Trump, prevents new visa applications by citizens from Syria.

An official letter from the consulate to Abeed, seen by The Wrap, read: “This is to inform you that you have been found ineligible for a visa under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

“A denial under Section 212(f) means that you do not meet the requirements for entry into the United States.”

Last Men In Aleppo focuses on the work being done by the White Helmets, the volunteer search and rescue team which attends bombings in war-ravaged…



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