Awake (2026)
Based on his writings from a sleepless night in U.S. immigration detention, Mahmoud Khalil reflects on being separated from his family and the fragile promises of democracy, justice, and human dignity.
Directors: Elyse Kelly, Dan Fipphen.
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Mahmoud Khalil as Self |
| Directing | Elyse Kelly | Director |
| Directing | Dan Fipphen | Director |
| Production | Elyse Kelly | Producer |
| Production | Dan Fipphen | Producer |
| Production | Molly Kaplan | Producer |
| Production | Deema Salem Syed | Producer |
| Art | Ana Mouyis | Art Direction |
| Art | Naghmeh Farzaneh | Art Direction |
| Art | David Navas | Storyboard Artist |
| Visual Effects | Rohan McDonald | Animation Supervisor |
| Sound | Brooke Blair | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Will Blair | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Sabine Volkert | Lead Animator |
| Visual Effects | Kat Michaelides | Lead Animator |
| Visual Effects | Joumana Ismail | Lead Animator |
| Visual Effects | Eric Larson | Lead Animator |
| Visual Effects | Prashant Aswani | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mohamed Hossam | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mithra Krishnan | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Cory Sutter | Animation |
| Editing | Cemil Nazlı | Colorist |
| Editing | Sanjana Chandrasekhar | Colorist |
| Editing | Cynthia Chu | Colorist |
| Editing | Joumana Ismail | Colorist |
| Editing | ke ren | Colorist |
| Editing | Cory Sutter | Colorist |
| Sound | Chris Mastellone | Sound Designer |