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Last Men in Aleppo - Trailer

2m 31s
After five years of war in Syria, the remaining citizens of Aleppo are getting ready for a siege. Through the eyes of volunteer rescue workers called the White Helmets, Last Men in Aleppo allows viewers to experience the daily life, death, and struggle in the streets, where they are fighting for sanity in a city where war has become the norm.
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Classroom Clip: Meeting Obaidah and Amal

5m 38s
Obaidah, the film’s narrator, introduces her radio show and one of her devoted listeners, Amal, who risks her safety by using her phone to film street protests. Obaidah explains, “The regime’s biggest fear were those who held camera’s, so they were the first to be eliminated.”
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Classroom Clip: Friends Die

2m 50s
We learn about members of Obaidah’s small group of friends who are attacked, arrested, and murdered. Rather than scaring away those who remain, it increases their resolve to stay.
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Classroom Clip: From Protest to Armed Conflict

4m 7s
A young girl tearfully recalls an uncle who was shot and killed during a demonstration; We find out that “truth is the first casualty of conflict” when a car explosion is erroneously blamed on government forces, which escalates protests. And we learn about one source of weapons.
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Classroom Clip: Meeting Rabea

3m 46s
We see demonstrations and the Assad government creating propaganda (“false news”) to convince Syrians that everything is fine and no one is dissatisfied. We hear about Rabea’s arrest for being a heavy metal musician and how the government fought art with violence.
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College Applications

3m 39s
Dalya’s brother gives her advice about her college application essay; the process leads her to think about her identity and her dreams. Dalya participates in the school talent show and has fun with friends getting ready to graduate.
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Wearing the Hijab

4m 34s
A speaker at school talks about being a Muslim American woman; Dalya and her mother listen to a news report in which Trump casts all Muslims as terrorists; Dalya and her mother argue about wearing the hijab.
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American Experiences

5m 25s
Dalya has trouble finding halal food at the mall, recalls life in Syria, plays basketball, asks her mother for permission to attend her school’s Winter Formal (with boys), and Rudayna speaks of the values she is trying to instill in her daughter.
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