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If Birds Believed in God (2025)
Directed by Samer Saifan
Overview
The story follows a day in the life of Ismail, a Palestinian photographer whose American upbringing was shaped by his grandfather’s displacement during the 1948 Palestine Nakba. When Ismail’s mother gifts him his grandfather’s keffiyeh—a traditional Palestinian scarf—it triggers an internal struggle between shame and pride in his cultural identity, all unfolding against the ominous backdrop of rising violence against Palestinians.
Length 20 minutes
Actors
Adam Budron | Nasser Faris | Veracity Butcher | Jade Ziane | Leyla Modirzadeh | Eyas Elkhateeb | Ron Fallica | Martin Pfefferkorn