“Last Men in Aleppo” producer Kareem Abeed’s appeal to the U.S. State Department was successful, and he will be able to attend the Oscars on Sunday after being granted a travel visa.
The film’s director, Feras Fayyad, tweeted on Wednesday, “Good news: My producer Kareem Abeed get his visa finally, finger cross that he mange [sic] to get in to U.S now,” adding, “Thanks for everyone involved to helping this process and thanks for all the solidarity and the effort from the American friends for facing Trump ban to help us to be with our film.”
Last week, Abeed’s visa was rejected by the U.S.