Question: Which country the director of film Cries From Syria is from?

Knowledge 1: Evgeny Afineevsky
Evgeny Afineevsky (born October 21, 1972) is a Russian-born film director, producer and cinematographer who lives in the United States.In 2016 Afineevsky was nominated for an Academy Award and Emmys for his documentary Winter on Fire. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Cries from Syria
Cries from Syria is a documentary film about the Syrian Civil War, directed by Evgeny Afineevsky, and acquired by HBO.It contains video shot by Syrians with and interviews with guerilla fighters, activists, journalists, defected military men, and refugees, some that are children.In an interview Afineesky said, "I tried to put together a comprehensive story so that people can not only learn from the historical mistakes, but so people can reevaluate what we have on our hands."On November 2, 2017, Afineevsky was named the Best Director at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in New York (conducted by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association).The nominations for "Cries from Syria" were Best Documentary, Best Director and Best Song in a Documentary (‘Prayers for this World’ written by Diane Warren, and recorded by Cher along with the West Los Angeles Children's Choir).On February 19, 2018"Cries from Syria" won the Cinema for Peace Foundation Award for the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year at the foundation's annual gala in Berlin, Germany.
Knowledge 1: Cries from Syria
Cries from Syria is a documentary film about the Syrian Civil War, directed by Evgeny Afineevsky, and acquired by HBO.It contains video shot by Syrians with and interviews with guerilla fighters, activists, journalists, defected military men, and refugees, some that are children.In an interview Afineesky said, "I tried to put together a comprehensive story so that people can not only learn from the historical mistakes, but so people can reevaluate what we have on our hands."On November 2, 2017, Afineevsky was named the Best Director at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in New York (conducted by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association).The nominations for "Cries from Syria" were Best Documentary, Best Director and Best Song in a Documentary (‘Prayers for this World’ written by Diane Warren, and recorded by Cher along with the West Los Angeles Children's Choir).On February 19, 2018"Cries from Syria" won the Cinema for Peace Foundation Award for the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year at the foundation's annual gala in Berlin, Germany. [SEP] Knowledge 2: John Donatich
John Donatich is the Director of Yale University Press.
Knowledge 1: Cries from Syria
Cries from Syria is a documentary film about the Syrian Civil War, directed by Evgeny Afineevsky, and acquired by HBO.It contains video shot by Syrians with and interviews with guerilla fighters, activists, journalists, defected military men, and refugees, some that are children.In an interview Afineesky said, "I tried to put together a comprehensive story so that people can not only learn from the historical mistakes, but so people can reevaluate what we have on our hands."On November 2, 2017, Afineevsky was named the Best Director at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in New York (conducted by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association).The nominations for "Cries from Syria" were Best Documentary, Best Director and Best Song in a Documentary (‘Prayers for this World’ written by Diane Warren, and recorded by Cher along with the West Los Angeles Children's Choir).On February 19, 2018"Cries from Syria" won the Cinema for Peace Foundation Award for the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year at the foundation's annual gala in Berlin, Germany. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Dana Blankstein
Dana Blankstein- Cohen( born March 3, 1981) is the director of the Israeli Academy of Film and Television.She is a film director, and an Israeli culture entrepreneur.

Answer: United States