Project Detail

Fly Little Bird

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.

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

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Fly Little Bird Ltd

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

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