City of Ghosts (2017 film)

City of Ghosts
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Matthew Heineman
Produced by	Matthew Heineman
Cinematography	Matthew Heineman
Edited by	Matthew Hamachek Matthew Heineman Pax Wassermann
Music by	Jackson Greenberg H. Scott Salinas
Production company	Our Time Projects
Distributed by	Amazon Studios
Release date	January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time	93 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	Arabic

City of Ghosts (Arabic: مدينة الأشباح, romanized: Madīnat al-Ashbāḥ) is a 2017 Arabic-language American documentary film about the Syrian media activist group Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently as they face the realities of life undercover, on the run, and in exile after their homeland is taken over by ISIS in 2014. The film was directed by Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land).

Heineman won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Award from the Directors Guild of America for the film, becoming one of only three people to win the prestigious honor twice. City of Ghosts also won the Courage Under Fire Award from the International Documentary Association "in recognition of conspicuous bravery in the pursuit of truth" and was listed on over 20 critic and year-end lists for Best Documentary of 2017. City of Ghosts was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking, BAFTA Award, PGA Award, IDA Award for Best Documentary Features.