Birds of War is a 2026 documentary film directed and written by Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, and produced by Sonja Henrici, Boulos, and Habak. It premiered in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Award for Journalistic Impact.
The film follows the love story of a London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman through 13 years of personal archives spanning revolutions, war, and exile.
Birds of War premiered at the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. It was available online for public viewing during the festival's at-home program (January 29 to February 1, 2026).
In December 2025, Dogwoof acquired the sales rights for Birds of War.
Birds of War won the Special Jury Award for Journalistic Impact at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival where it has its World premiere.
Following its European premiere at the 2026 Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival, Birds of War won four awards: the Silver Alexander in the International Competition, the FIPRESCI Award for Best Feature Documentary, the Human Rights in Motion Award by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the Women in Film and TV (WIFT GR) Award for a Female Contribution Behind or in Front of the Camera.