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

Format

Live Action Narrative Feature

Credits

DIRECTOR/WRITER: Ward Kamel

PRODUCERS: Emily McCann Lesser

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