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Beauty in the Struggle
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Adam BudronIsmail
Nasser FarisMuhammad
Veracity ButcherLeila
Ron FallicaInterviewer
Martin PfefferkornMan on StreetExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Andrew Lin
- Producer
- Darren Zeng
- Producer
- Natalia Hess
- Editor
- Samer Saifan
- Producer
- Samer Saifan
- Writer
- Samer Saifan
- Director
- Samer Saifan