narrative / 90 min. / english, arabic

IF I DIE IN AMERICA

2027

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY

WARD KAMEL

PRODUCED BY

ISABELLE DELUCE, EMILY MCCANN LESSER

EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY

ADAM GLUSKER FOR ANONYMOUS CONTENT INDEPENDENT

After his immigrant husband’s sudden death, a young American man confronts grief, guilt, and buried secrets while navigating the funeral his Muslim in-laws arrange in Dubai.

AWARDS

Recipient of the 2024 Academy Nicholl Fellowship, Sundance Screenwriting Intenstive 2025 Selected Project, Urbanworld Screenwriting Competition 2024 Winner, NYU Production Lab 2025 Development Studio Selected Project, Gotham Week Project Market 2025 US Shorts to Features Selected Project