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Birds of War

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 The love story of a London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman, as told through 13 years of personal archives across revolutions, war, and exile.



In UK cinemas from 3 July 2026

Official Selection:
  • Sundance Film Festival 2026 (World Premiere)
  • Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival 2026 (European Premiere)
  • Berlin Human Rights Film Festival 2026
  • Visions du Réel 2026
  • Hot Docs 2026
  • Fort Myers International Film Festival 2026
  • San Luis Obispo International Film Festival 2026
  • DOCLANDS 2026
  • Seattle International Film Festival 2026
  • Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2026
  • DC/DOX Film Festival 2026
  • Sydney International Film Festival 2026
  • Sheffield DocFest 2026 (UK Premiere)

awards:
  • Winner, World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Journalistic Impact (Sundance)
  • Winner, 4 Jury Awards - Silver Alexander in the International Competition; FIPRESCI Critics Prize; Human Rights in Motion Award; Women in Film & Television Greece Award (Thessaloniki)
  • Winner, Audience Award in the Wide Angle Competition (Visions du Réel)
  • Winner, Grand Jury Prize for Documentary (SIFF)
  • Special Mention, Tim Hetherington Award (Sheffield)


2026  |  Feature documentary  |  85’

Habak Films & Sonja Henrici Creates  |  Dogwoof

Directed by Janay Boulos & Abd Alkader Habak
Producer: Sonja Henrici
Supervising Editor: Claire Ferguson