journalist

Khaled Khateb

خالد الخطيب

Journeys

Filming the War He Was Born Into

Khaled Khateb was a teenager with a camera in besieged Aleppo. His footage of White Helmets pulling children from rubble became an Academy Award-winning documentary — and then the US government's travel ban nearly stopped him from attending the ceremony. His story is about what it means to bear witness to a war from childhood.

Biography

Khaled Khateb is a Syrian cinematographer who worked with the White Helmets civil defence organisation in Aleppo. At 17, he became the youngest person ever to win an Emmy Award when his footage contributed to the 2016 Netflix documentary 'The White Helmets', which also won an Academy Award. His camera work under bombardment documented the human cost of the Syrian conflict and brought global attention to civilian suffering in Aleppo.

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Key Facts

Born:2002

Place:Kafr Nabel, Idlib, Syria

Died:2016-11-26

Nationality:Syrian