Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak

Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak are the directors and producers of the documentary Birds of War, about how they fell in love as war reporters while navigating revolution and exile, which won the Special Jury Award for Journalistic Impact at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. The film is now playing at IFC Center in New York City and opens in Los Angeles on November 19 at Laemmle Santa Monica and Glendale. Boulos is a highly experienced Lebanese journalist and documentary producer based between Lebanon and London who has produced several documentaries for international outlets, including Al Jazeera and The New York Times, as well as her second feature documentary, Until the Buzzing Stops. A Syrian cinematographer, activist and documentary filmmaker, Habak documented six years of the Syrian revolution. Now based between London and Syria, he blends journalism and human rights storytelling in his work, exploring identity, exile and return. Currently, he is working on two short documentaries and his second feature, Until the Buzzing Stops.