If Birds Believed in God

movie

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.

Cast & crew

Martin Pfefferkorn · Samer Saifan · Eyas Elkhateeb · Veracity Butcher · Nasser Faris · Leyla Modirzadeh · Jade Ziane · Ron Fallica · Adam Budron

Studios & networks

Brego Studios · Infinite Zero Pictures · Silverman Productions Sound