Acting
Mahmoud Khalil
Place of birth
Damascus, Syria
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Acting
Credits
6 titles
Mahmoud Khalil (born 1995) is an Algerian citizen of Palestinian descent. He was born and raised in a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, Syria after his grandparents were displaced from Tiberia. He is a permanent U.S. resident with a green card. Khalil grew up in Syria and earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Lebanese American University, according to his LinkedIn profile. Before enrolling at Columbia, he held multiple roles in international development, including with the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. In 2023, Khalil began studying to earn his master’s degree in public administration at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affai…
Known for
6.9A United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion.
Democracy Now!
2001
NRBased 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.
Awake
2026
NRAn animated documentary based on writings from a sleepless night in U.S. immigration detention, where Mahmoud Khalil reflects on being separated from his family and the fragile promises of democracy, justice, and human dignity.
Awake
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7.8Students flooded Columbia University’s lawn to create the Gaza Solidarity Encampment in order to pressure their university to divest from the US and Israeli weapons companies. The film follows the central organizers of the encampment as they are thrust into the spotlight, face violent police repression and suspension, congressional pressure, and a media firestorm, all while fighting to attain their goal of divestment at any cost.
The Encampments
2025
NRA delivery driver stuck in insane situations.
Tayar
2026
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
NRBased 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.
Awake
2026
7.8Students flooded Columbia University’s lawn to create the Gaza Solidarity Encampment in order to pressure their university to divest from the US and Israeli weapons companies. The film follows the central organizers of the encampment as they are thrust into the spotlight, face violent police repression and suspension, congressional pressure, and a media firestorm, all while fighting to attain their goal of divestment at any cost.
The Encampments
2025
Series credits
6.9A United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion.
Democracy Now!
2001
6.9A United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion.
Democracy Now!
2001
NRA delivery driver stuck in insane situations.
Tayar
2026