Birds of War + Q&A

Name: Birds of War + Q&A
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-07-06
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Cast: Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak

<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This screening will be followed by a</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Q&A with journalist Janay Boulos and Syrian activist /cameraman Abd Alkader Habak.</span></b><div><br></div><div><div style=""><font face="Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px;">A London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman retrace their love story over thirteen years of war, revolutions and exile. Drawing on intimate personal archive, Birds of War asks what it means to build a life together in a world shaped by conflict.</span></font></div><div style=""><font face="Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div style=""><font face="Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Janay Boulos, a young Lebanese journalist at the BBC, first contacts Syrian cameraman Abd Alkader Habak for footage during the final months of one of the bloodiest and most decisive turning points in Syria’s brutal civil war. Through texts, video exchanges, voice messages and shared moments from afar, their bond deepens as Janay discovers more about the extraordinary young man documenting violence for her reports, whilst Habak’s world becomes increasingly perilous. When an act of compassion forces Habak to flee Syria, their relationship enters a new phase: for the first time, they meet in person. Distance, war, cultural differences and familial judgements temporarily fade as the two wrap themselves in a cocoon of safety, away from the terror back home. Despite this, they are never far from the question that will soon enough come to haunt them: could two people from such disparate worlds build a life together?</span></font></div></div>DocumentaryPT1H25MCTBC2026-07-06

Janay Boulos

Abd Alkader Habak

Janay Boulos

Abd Alkader Habak

Sonja Henrici

Janay Boulos

Abd Alkader Habak

Birds of War + Q&A"Birds of War + Q&A"

Showtimes

July 6, 8:00 pm