(From L to R): Watermelon Pictures Co-CEOs Hamza and Badie Ali Courtesy of Watermelon Pictures Just under two years ago, brothers Badie and Hamza Ali launched Watermelon Pictures, a Chicago-based production and distribution company designed to make and release the movies others won't. Named for the fruit that shares the colors of the Palestinian flag and has become a symbol of resistance, Watermelon was founded to use "the power of film to amplify underrepresented voices," particularly from Palestine and other marginalized communities.