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    Oscar-nominated short documentary 'Hunger Ward' spotlights famine in Yemen

    by Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times Apr 05, 2021 4 minutes

    As a documentary filmmaker, Skye Fitzgerald is drawn to subjects that others may want to look away from. "My philosophy is that it's OK to be uncomfortable," he says. "And, in fact, it's probably good."

    Based in Portland, Oregon, Fitzgerald has spent his career documenting human rights and social justice issues, spotlighting unsung heroes trying to make a difference in some of the world's most broken and desperate places. His 2015 short documentary "50 Feet From Syria," which was shortlisted for the Academy Award, followed an Arab American doctor as he traveled to the Syrian-Turkish border to volunteer treating civilians wounded in Syria's civil war. For his 2018 Oscar-nominated short "Lifeboat," Fitzgerald embedded with a German nonprofit rescuing North African migrants adrift on the Mediterranean.

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