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If Birds Believed in God

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Calorie Rating: 28
Released: 2025-10-25
Running Time: 20 Minutes
Homepage: https://www.birdsgodfilm.com/


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 / Directors

Sabina Maschi
Script Supervisor
Nida Farhoud
Assistant Director


Cast

Adam Budron
Character: Ismail
Nasser Faris
Character: Muhammad
Veracity Butcher
Character: Leila

Jade Ziane
Character: Khalid
Leyla Modirzadeh
Character: Farha
Eyas Elkhateeb
Character: Young Boy

Ron Fallica
Character: Interviewer
Martin Pfefferkorn
Character: Man on Street


Production and Crew

Andrew Lin
Director of Photography
Darren Zeng
Producer

Samer Saifan
Executive Producer

Samer Saifan
Production Design
Maya AlZaben
Production Design
Dong Huimin
Art Department Assistant

Andrew Dahreddine
Casting Director

Amina Hamawy
Sound Mixer
Jennifer Fang
Sound Mixer

Riel Lewis
Boom Operator
Jonathan Silverman
Boom Operator

Otar Bregvadze
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hugo Boucard
Assistant Camera
Kelly Wang
Assistant Camera

Hippolyte Charlut
Assistant Camera


Ava Sexton
Makeup Effects