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.

Country: United States of America

Cast

Adam Budron

Nasser Faris

Veracity Butcher

Jade Ziane

Leyla Modirzadeh

Eyas Elkhateeb

Ron Fallica

Martin Pfefferkorn