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Fly Little Bird

Synopsis

Judith, an American singer-songwriter struggling with addiction, flees her Jewish relatives' West Bank settlement and finds refuge in Ramallah with Leena, a British-Indian journalist, and Rafiq, a Palestinian photographer.
Judith falls in love with Rafiq and reconnects with music through local DJ Amira, but when her grandfather threatens military intervention, Leena escorts Judith to London. Rafiq doesn't follow. Although Judith performs again, her freedom and artistic expression prove fragile.

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Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Features
Running time: 103 min
Format: DCP
Director: Johannes Boesiger 1st Feature
Producer: Alexa Waugh, Eric von Schulthess, Rula Nasser, Johannes Boesiger
Executive Producer: Toni Piëch, Markus A. Frey, Uli Kohli, Rainer Grupe
Editor: Katja Dringenberg
Screenwriter: Johannes Boesiger
Director of Photography: Valentina Caniglia, ASC
Production Designer: Anas Balawi
Sound: Tom Barrow, Patrick Storck
Composer: Nitin Sawhney
Principal cast: Manjinder Virk, Zoë Bleu, Adam Bakri, Michael Landes, Rasha Nahas

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Fly Little Bird Ltd

Alexa Waugh
c/o SMB
87-91 Newman Street
London
W1T 3EY

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