Birds of War at GFT

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4/5 and 6/9 July, 2026

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?

Please note: the screenings on Sunday 5 and Thursday 9 July will have Sliding Scale ticket pricing. Tickets

Journalist Janay Boulos and Syrian activist /cameraman Abd Alkader Habak will be at GFT on Monday 6 July for a special Q&A screening – tickets available here.

Pay What You Can screening of Birds of War on Thursday 9 July will have an introduction by Olivia Sykes from Positive Action in Housing .

GFT 12 Rose Street, G3 6RB

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Written by : Pat Byrne

Publisher of Pat's Guide to Glasgow West End; the community guide to the West End of Glasgow. Fiction and non-fiction writer.

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