Edward Said: Between Worlds 2026
In FestivalsTwenty years after his death, renowned Palestinian-American scholar, musician, and intellectual Edward Said recounts the untold history of Palestine through sweeping archival footage and recordings. The first documentary made with full access to the Said family and estate, it traces his political awakening, personal struggles, and lifelong reckoning with exile. Featuring never-before-seen family archives, home movies, rare television appearances, lectures, and materials from Columbia University, the film spans seven decades, from his childhood in Jerusalem to his death in New York City, asking who has the right to tell their own story.
The Filmmakers
Maiken Baird, Director
Maiken Baird is a Danish-American film director and producer. Baird directed the films Venus and Serena and Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich for Netflix. Baird was an EP of the Academy Award-winning film Icarus and produced Tantura (Sundance ’22) and Folktales (Sundance ’25). She is also an EP on the acclaimed new Palestinian feature All That’s Left of You (Sundance ’25), an epic multi generational story of exile. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Sarah Mowaswes, Producer
Sarah Mowaswes is a first-generation Palestinian-American filmmaker based in New York. Her producing credits include Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Netflix), Mind Over Murder (HBO), Never Let Him Go (Hulu), and Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara (Hulu). Recently she produced the musical biopic This a Film About the Black Keys which had its world premiere at SXSW 2024. She was recently part of the Palestine Film Institute’s 2025 cohort at the Cannes Film Festival producer network.
Razan Ghalayibi, Producer
Razan Ghalayibi is a three-time Emmy Award-nominated writer, director, and producer. She has directed on Abbott Elementary and is currently the Vice President of Development at Jigsaw Productions. Previously, Razan was the Co-Executive Producer and Director at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, where she led the field department and directed over 70 field pieces across nine countries. In 2021, she was selected by Film Independent to develop her half-hour comedy, Known Associates, in the Film Independent Episodic Lab.