It Could Have Been Me (2025)
When Sumoud, a Palestinian Refugee girl from Gaza, arrives in the US, Yasmeen, a Palestinian American girl, is reluctant to meet her and doubts they'll have much in common. She soon discovers they share far more than she ever expected. As she learns about Sumoud's life in a refugee camp, Yasmeen is deeply moved, and her view of the world is forever changed. An animated short about empathy, friendship and truly seeing one another.
Directors: Lina Abdulkarim, Mohammed Elmashhrawi.
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Jumanah Elsayed as Yasmeen |
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Hend Atef as Sumoud |
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Mohamed Elsayed as Baba |
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Ibrahim Alhajj as Sumoud's dad/sheikh |
| Directing | Lina Abdulkarim | Director |
| Production | Lina Abdulkarim | Producer |
| Writing | Lina Abdulkarim | Writer |
| Visual Effects | Mohammed Elmashhrawi | Lead Animator |
| Directing | Mohammed Elmashhrawi | Director |
| Visual Effects | Esraa Ayyad | Animation |
| Art | Noor Alshalabi | Concept Artist |
| Sound | Ibrahim Alhajj | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Wisam Ali | Sound Engineer |