Birds of War

Wednesday, November 4 - Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Special Events

  • Wed Nov 4 : 

    Q&A w/ dirs Janay Boulos & Abd Alkader Habak + producer Sonja Henrici at 6:30!

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  • Fri Nov 6 : 

    Q&A w/ dirs Janay Boulos & Abd Alkader Habak + producer Sonja Henrici at 6:30!

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  • Sat Nov 7 : 

    Q&A w/ dirs Janay Boulos & Abd Alkader Habak + Lucy Westcott at 6:30!

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SHOWTIMES AT IFC CENTER

Wed, Nov 4: Q&A w/ dirs and film subjects Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, producer Sonja Henrici, mod. by Azmat Khan (Director, Columbia Journalism School Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism) fter 6:30 show!

Fri, Nov 6: Q&A w/ dirs and film subjects Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, producer Sonja Henrici, mod. by filmmaker Tia Lessin after 6:30 show!

Sat, Nov 4: Q&A w/ dirs and film subjects Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, Lucy Westcott (Chief Emergencies Officer at the Committee to Protect Journalists), mod. by Betsy Morais (EIC, Columbia Journalism Review) by after 6:30 show!

Spanning 13 years of revolution, war and exile, from besieged Aleppo to the confines of a London newsroom, Lebanese journalist Janay Boulos and Syrian activist and cameraman Abd Alkader Habak relive their war reporting and their unexpected love story, using a vast personal trove of archives.

Additional showtimes for Nov 6-10 to be announced.

  • Country UK, Syria, Lebanon
  • Language Arabic with English subtitles, English
  • Year 2026
  • Running Time 88 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor 8Above
  • Director Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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