Still from the homonymous proof of concept short film which premiered at SXSW 2024.
If I Die in America (script)
A Monarch Kaleidoscope Production
After the sudden death of his immigrant husband, a young American man’s tenuous relationship with his foreign Muslim in-laws reaches a breaking point as he tries to fit into the funeral they’ve arranged in the Middle East.
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
Format
Live Action Narrative Feature
Credits
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Ward Kamel
PRODUCERS: Emily McCann Lesser & Isabelle Deluce
EXEC PRODUCER: Adam Glusker for Anonymous Content Independent
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Idil Eryurekli
Status
In developement
Links
Academy Reveals 2024 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellows
The Wrap - Six Aspiring Screenwriters Win Academy’s Nicholl Fellowships for 2024
NYU Production Lab Unveils 2025 Feature Film Development Studio Projects