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If Birds Believed in God
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.
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Cast
- Adam Budron as Ismail
- Nasser Faris as Muhammad
- Veracity Butcher as Leila
- Jade Ziane as Khalid
- Leyla Modirzadeh as Farha
- Eyas Elkhateeb as Young Boy
- Ron Fallica as Interviewer
- Martin Pfefferkorn as Man on Street