If Birds Believed in God
“Beauty in the Struggle”
2025•22m•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Samer Saifan
Writer
Samer Saifan
Languages
Arabic, English
Studio
Silverman Productions Sound
Cast
Adam Budron
Ismail
Nasser Faris
Muhammad
Veracity Butcher
Leila
Jade Ziane
Khalid
Leyla Modirzadeh
Farha
Eyas Elkhateeb
Young Boy
Ron Fallica
Interviewer
Martin Pfefferkorn
Man on Street
Production
Company
Silverman Productions Sound
Company
Infinite Zero Pictures
Company
Brego Studios
Producer
Darren Zeng
Producer
Natalia Hess
Producer
Samer Saifan
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