JULY 10 on POV | LAST MEN IN ALEPPO

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Hi all,

On July 10, 2017, our special showcase of documentaries focused on the Syrian War and global refugee crisis concludes with the Sundance World Cinema Grand Jury Prize winner LAST MEN IN ALEPPO by Feras Fayyad. 

Captured with incredible intimacy and urgency, LAST MEN IN ALEPPO shows the White Helmets – a group of volunteer first responders providing emergency services to those who remained in Aleppo – at work in the wake of bombing raids against the besieged city. The film provides exceptional access. Volunteers wear microphones for the filming, and viewers can hear them as they share information, give directions and pray. When the White Helmets learn of a raid, they speed through chaotic streets full of rubble. They dig through piles of concrete and metal, sometimes using construction equipment, other times their bare hands. 

In POV's Social Media Toolkits Dropbox folder for the film, please find images, film clips and a trailer with closed captioning files, sample social media language and other information.

On the night of broadcast, POV invites stations and partners to use the hashtag #LastMenInAleppoPBS and join a conversation with the filmmakers and our audience around the film.

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Best,

Emma Dessau

Senior Producer, POV Digital

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