If Birds Believed in God

Story Line

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.

“Beauty in the Struggle”

Top Cast

Adam Budron

Ismail

Nasser Faris

Muhammad

Veracity Butcher

Leila

Jade Ziane

Khalid

Leyla Modirzadeh

Farha

Eyas Elkhateeb

Young Boy