Last Men in Aleppo: Filmmaker Bio

Feras Fayyad (Director) is an award-winning filmmaker who has worked as a film editor and cinematographer on several documentary and narrative films. He has participated in international film festivals and received recognition for his work with contemporary Syrian issues and political transformation in the Arab world.

Steen Johannessen (Co-Director/Editor) is an experienced editor of a number of internationally acclaimed documentaries, including Motley's Law, Miners Shot Down and Warriors from the North. Last Men in Aleppo marks his debut as a co-director.

Søren Steen Jespersen (Producer) has produced several award-winning documentaries and directed Warriors from the North, winner of Best Mid-length Documentary at Hot Docs 2015.

Kareem Abeed (Producer) is a Syrian producer and one of the founders of the Aleppo Media Center. Abeed has worked as a producer for video features on Syria with several international outlets, including CNN, BBC and Channel 4.