If Birds Believed in God (2025)
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.
Cast
Adam Budron
Ismail
Nasser Faris
Muhammad
Veracity Butcher
Leila
Ron Fallica
Interviewer
Martin Pfefferkorn
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Lee
Civil War
The Saint of Fort Washington
Louder Than Bombs
One Eight Seven
The Believer
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Gentleman's Agreement
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Killing Fields
A Private War
Under Fire
The Ron Clark Story
Killer's Kiss
Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace
Malcolm X
Woman of the Hour
Invincible
Holy Lands