If Birds Believed in God

If Birds Believed in God

2025

Movie Information

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.

Release Date

October 25, 2025

Director

Samer Saifan

Runtime

20 minutes

Cast

Adam BudronNasser FarisVeracity ButcherJade ZianeLeyla ModirzadehEyas ElkhateebRon FallicaMartin Pfefferkorn

Genres

Drama

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