Sentences with phrase «the white helmets»

Netflix triumphed in the documentary short - subject category for 40 - minute film «The White Helmets,» a look at rescue workers in war - torn Syria.

At least 70 people «suffocated to death» and hundreds more were injured in Douma, a suburb of Damascus in the Eastern Ghouta area, the BBC and Al Jazeera reported, citing the White Helmets and other local rescue groups.

Footage published by the White Helmets civil defence showed rescuers using their bare hands to pull back dirt and tiles in a bombed - out house, eventually freeing a young man trapped underneath.

On Wednesday, Poznikhir alleged that the White Helmets — a Syrian civil defense group — had «staged chemical attacks for the cameras» and that Russian chemical weapons specialists and medical personnel had found no trace of chemical weapons in the affected area.

The chilling Netflix documentary, White Helmets, tells their story.

If you haven't heard about them yet, the White Helmets represent one of the most inspiring developments of the year.

The White Helmets is the film photojournalist Kha - leed Kha - teeb literally risked his life to make.

Maybe he was just having fun with his fame or maybe we will see him underneath a white helmet in the near future.

Maybe it's just a mental thing... which reminds me of the elderly man I saw last week wandering down the street wearing a white helmet, oversized parka, big boots and boxers.

Taking the field in red - and - white striped jerseys, the Colonel's famous string ties and white helmets graced by delicious fried chicken, the Buckets are embodiment of America's finest gameday fare.

Though I guess white helmets would look kind of silly with black jerseys.

I think the solution is to get white helmets and three interchangeable wing decals to swap depending on the jersey (white, green, and black - assuming we still would have black as an alternate).

First time we wear all whites — white helmet, white shoes — go up and kick their ass for the fourth straight year in a row, whatever it was, rush for a school record.

Photos of these all - white helmets have surfaced before, but they have yet to make an appearance on the field.

It appears that Michigan State will be unveiling a new all - white look against the Oregon Ducks in September, including a new white helmet.

The silver and white helmets are great alternates, but the classic blue helmet should have kept the lead.

that the white helmet would be their new primary helmet.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders unveiled their new helmets for next season, which included bringing back a white helmet into the rotation.

As you can see from the image they will have one white helmet, one red helmet and one set of red jersey and pants and one set of white jersey and pants.

Three players show up on the field for practice with white helmets instead of orange — «Did you not get the memo?»

The Texas Tech Red Raiders unveiled their new helmets for next season, which included bringing back a white helmet into the...

I'm gonna miss the white helmet.

The MSU band entry and tributes are magnificent, alumni and HS band days — brilliant, tailgating — top notch, rivalries — pure hate, Sparty — iconic, new uniforms — on point (love the white helmets); MSU leverages the «Spartan» mascot and the Illini just don't have that anymore

Out on the field, the 1993 Grizzlies grappled gently in T - shirts and shorts, their white helmets reflecting the early evening sun.

#Cyclones add white helmet to its collection.

She did notice that «those white helmet guys are really trying to laser them» and that «Greg Skywalker is really tantruming and breaking all the computers, so he can save the Princess.»

From the West / NATO point of view the white helmets are heroes who saved an astounding number of lives (100 000).

When it happens once, the coincidences become interesting (same pattern: Not much evidence, not much logic, white helmets on the scene first, similar strategic circumstances).

What does make sense is using White Helmets, supposedly independent but in fact group with proven links with jihadists, to film some shoddy films about rescuing people in chemical contaminated zone without equipment and without repercussions.

The funds will support three causes her husband, Brendan Cox, said were close to her heart, including the The Royal Voluntary Service, HOPE not hate and The White Helmets.

Q: You have also advocated the idea of «white helmets,» teams of health workers ready to be deployed in a crisis.

Also in the mix are Toshio Suzuki, nominated for best animated feature for «The Red Turtle» and Joanna Natasegara for best documentary short for «The White Helmets.»

Heineman's «City of Ghosts,» which will be released on Amazon Prime later this year, and Afineevsky «Cries From Syria,» which did the same a day later, aren't even the only Syria - set docs at this year's festival; «Last Men in Aleppo» premieres on Monday, and its subjects, the White Helmets or Syrian Defense League, are mentioned in both «City of Ghosts» and «Cries From Syria» (as well as the Oscar - shortlisted short doc «The White Helmets»).

Members of the volunteer group White Helmets offer aid to the wounded during the Syrian civil war.

They will be screening the Live - Action Short Films, Animated Short Films, and Documentary Short Films nominated for Oscars, which includes Pixar's Piper as well as The White Helmets documentary.

There are scenes that seem almost identical to «The White Helmets,» which made me wonder, haven't I seen this before?

Now, the site has reunited with the filmmaking team behind Virunga for The White Helmets, but there's something different this time: this is a short film.

Documentary Filmmaking Alexis Bloom, Fisher Stevens, Sheila Nevins, Brett Ratner & Nancy Abraham («Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds») TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay, Jonathan Chinn & Simon Chinn («LA 92») Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow, Connor Schell, Libby Geist, Tamara Rosenberg & Nina Krstic («O.J.: Made In America») Barak Goodman, Emily Singer Chapman, Mark Samels & Susan Bellows («Oklahoma City (American Experience)») Joanna Natasegara («The White Helmets»)

Best Picture: Moonlight Best Director: Damien Chazelle (La La Land) Best Actor: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) Best Actress: Emma Stone (La La Land) Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (Moonlight) Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis (Fences) Best Original Screenplay: Manchester by the Sea Best Adapted Screenplay: Moonlight Best Cinematography: La La Land Best Editing: Hacksaw Ridge Best Production Design: La La Land Best Costume Design: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Suicide Squad Best Sound Mixing: Hacksaw Ridge Best Sound Editing: Arrival Best Original Score: La La Land Best Original Song: «City of Stars» (La La Land) Best Animated Feature: Zootopia Best Documentary Feature: O.J.: Made in America Best Documentary Short: The White Helmets Best Animated Short: Piper Best Live - Action Short: Sing Best Foreign Language Film: The Salesman

Netflix also won an Oscar with its documentary short, The White Helmets.

The film follows the efforts of the internationally recognized White Helmets, an organization comprised of ordinary citizens who are the first to rush towards military strikes and attacks in the hope of saving lives.

Shortly afterward, another one dropped and many White Helmets lost their lives.

It was a much coveted prize for the streaming giant, marking its fifth year in a row being nominated for Best Documentary Feature — last year, it won its first Oscar for documentary short The White Helmets.

Netflix Netflix won its first Oscar last year in the documentary short category for «The White Helmets.»

You might recall that as ballots were still out for the 2016 race, the Netflix's nominated documentary short The White Helmets got extra ink when it appeared that the actual leader of that group would not be able to attend the Oscars due to the Donald Trump travel ban affecting several Middle Eastern countries including Syria and Iran.

This film also deals with the White Helmets rescue efforts in Syria and is aiming to be the second docu in a row on the subject to take an Oscar.

White Helmets, a 40 - minute Netflix film about a volunteer rescue group operating in war - torn Syria, saw its British director Orlando von Einsiedel and British producer Joanna Natasegara take the best documentary short award.

Producer Joanna Natasegara (L) and director Orlando von Einsiedel accept Best Documentary Short Subject for «The White Helmets» onstage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center

Producer Joanna Natasegara (L) and director Orlando von Einsiedel accept Best Documentary Short Subject for «The White Helmets» onstage during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California.

SNUB: «City of Ghosts» for Best Documentary Feature: Docs about the ongoing Syria crisis have been fertile ground for award winning docs like «Last Men In Aleppo» and last year's Best Short Doc winner, «The White Helmets.»