[1] Khalil was born and raised in Nazareth, to a Palestinian father and a British mother.
[2] Khalil studied for an MA from Screen Academy Scotland.
Khalil spent several years working in London on TV productions, including on the popular Jamie Oliver cookery shows.
[2] In 2015, Khalil directed Ave Maria, a 14-minute comic short about Palestinian Catholic nuns in a West Bank convent who have an encounter with Israeli settlers.
It was nominated for the Academy Awards in the 'Live Action Shorts' category.