If Birds Believed in God
2025
Drama
Synopsis
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.
Credits
Cast
Adam Budron as Ismail
Eyas Elkhateeb as Young Boy
Jade Ziane as Khalid
Martin Pfefferkorn as Man on Street
Nasser Faris as Muhammad
Ron Fallica as Interviewer
Crew
Dong Huimin (Art Department Assistant)
Hippolyte Charlut (Assistant Camera)
Hugo Boucard (Assistant Camera)
Kelly Wang (Assistant Camera)
Nida Farhoud (Assistant Director)
Jonathan Silverman (Boom Operator)
Riel Lewis (Boom Operator)
Andrew Dahreddine (Casting Director)
Jefferson Rosa (Colorist)
Andrew Lin (Director of Photography)
Samer Saifan (Executive Producer)
Marlo Irani (Gaffer)
Siyu Ren (Grip)
Ava Sexton (Makeup Effects)
Darren Zeng (Producer)
Natalia Hess (Producer)
Samer Saifan (Producer)
Maya AlZaben (Production Design)
Samer Saifan (Production Design)
Sabina Maschi (Script Supervisor)
Jonathan Silverman (Sound Editor)
Amina Hamawy (Sound Mixer)
Jennifer Fang (Sound Mixer)
Otar Bregvadze (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
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If Birds Believed in God - Original Poster
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