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Mizna’s 18th Twin Cities Arab Film Festival closes with a pair of special screenings and a reception co-presented with the Walker Art Center.

Closing reception will be held in the Bazinet lobby before the film with catering from Baba’s and a cash bar. Passholders will receive a complimentary drink ticket. Passholders will receive a code to reserve their tickets to the Sunday events at the Walker.

This special closing night screening of award-winning Sudanese film Goodbye Julia is followed by a Q+A with the producer of the film, Mohamed Alomd’a.

When: September 29, 2024 at 7:00pm, reception at 6pm
Where: Walker Art Center, 725 Vineland Pl, Minneapolis, MN 55403

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ABOUT THE FILM

Wracked by guilt after causing and covering up the murder of a man from the South, Mona, a retired northern Sudanese singer tries to make amends by hiring the man’s widow, Julia as a maid, and taking in Julia’s son, Daniel. The guilt takes a toll on her relationships, increasing the tension in her marriage and leading Mona to question her social position and lifestyle. Unable to confess her transgressions to Julia or her husband, Mona attempts to adjust to a new status quo, unaware that the country’s turmoil may find its way into her home and put her face-to-face with her sins. Set in Khartoum before the separation of South Sudan, Goodbye Julia tackles anti-Black racism and the social and class hierarchies that still impact Sudanese life in the North and South today.