Documentary filmmakers nominated for #Oscars were celebrated at a ceremony in Beverly Hills. Nominated documentary features include 'Flee', 'Writing with Fire', 'Ascension', 'Attica' and 'Summer of Soul'. | Reuters

172K views · 753 reactions | Plunged into poverty by economic crisis, hundreds of people in #Lebanon  have recently attempted to flee via the dangerous sea crossing between the port city of #Tripoli and #Cyprus , 160km away. France 24 met two of those who recently attempted the crossing, only to be turned away ⤵️ | FRANCE 24 English | Facebook

262K views · 256 reactions | This officer fires his weapon at a teenager in a McDonald's parking lot after he refuses to exit his car. The officer reported being struck by the vehicle but his bodycam seems to show otherwise. | American Voices | Facebook

Nominated for three Oscars and two BAFTAs, we can't wait for FLEE to...

"What does home mean to you?" A poignant animated documentary from Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen, FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi who shares his journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan. Don't miss the first film to ever be eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature, and International Feature Film categories simultaneously. FLEE comes to TIFF Bell Lightbox December 17. bit.ly/2VvBb5m | TIFF

More than 100 students, alumni and faculty members of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music have been flown out of Kabul on their way to Portugal, where the government has agreed to grant them asylum, the institute’s director says. https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2021/10/04/More-than-100-Afghans-from-music-school-flown-out-of-country | Al Arabiya English | Facebook