'' 50 Feet from Syria '' is a 2015 short-documentary film 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 88th Academy Awards in the Documentary Short Subject category . The final five nominations were scheduled to be announced on January 14 , 2016
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
50 Feet from Syria