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
Man on StreetRecommendations
The Bang Bang Club
Lee
The Saint of Fort Washington
Civil War
Louder Than Bombs
Gentleman's Agreement
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Believer
Crossfire
Palestine 36
One Eight Seven
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Killing Fields
Holy Lands
Uprising
A Private War
Killer's Kiss
Return
Under Fire
The Safety of Objects