“The Cave” director Feras Fayyad, who was supposed to be at the Television Critics Assn. press tour on Friday, failed to make a National Geographic panel for the show — after being prevented from entering the United States over the status of his visa.
In a statement read by producer Sigrid Dyekjar, it was revealed that his aunt’s house was bombed in Syria. He headed to Turkey to be close to his family, and then returned to Denmark two days ago when he “had positive indications the [United States] embassy was willing to revisit his case.”
But Fayyad was detained by immigration police in Copenhagen.
In a statement read by producer Sigrid Dyekjar, it was revealed that his aunt’s house was bombed in Syria. He headed to Turkey to be close to his family, and then returned to Denmark two days ago when he “had positive indications the [United States] embassy was willing to revisit his case.”
But Fayyad was detained by immigration police in Copenhagen.
- 1/17/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety - TV News
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