Your grandfather's ghosts fit in a scarf. What do you do with that inheritance?
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.
Cinematography
NYU student films rarely look this composed
Acting
Budron's silence screams louder than dialogue
Costume
The keffiyeh as character, not prop
Director
Samer Saifan
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