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Insurgent Transmissions presents quarterly screenings the first Wednesday of each month. This series has been moved to FilmNorth’s newly renovated offices and theater, located 2441 University Ave W, St Paul.

Join us on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 for a screening of Slingshot Hip Hop by Jackie Reem Salloum (2008), programmed by former Twin Cities Arab Film Fest curator, Fouzi Slisli.

WHERE: FilmNorth, 2441 University Ave W, Suite 100 Saint Paul, MN 55114
WHEN: 8/26, 6:30pm doors / 7pm screening
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Insurgent Transmissions is a quarterly film series showcasing films from the past nineteen editions of the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival. In 2026, Mizna celebrates the twentieth edition of our flagship program, and we mark this milestone by drawing on cinematic transmissions from our past festivals. We align this series with our broader 2026 film programming––Looking Forward, Looking Back––which confronts the visual record of SWANA cinema, including our own festival, demanding radical new meanings from the archive rather than a simple, sentimental look. This program spans the entire year and multiple venues.

Throughout 2026, Insurgent Transmissions will present films programmed by former Mizna festival curators, individually chosen because of their significance in Mizna’s curatorial history and impact on the landscape of SWANA filmmaking.

ABOUT THE FILM
Slingshot Hip Hop documents the emergence and evolution of Palestinian hip hop, weaving together the narratives of resilient young artists navigating life in Gaza, the West Bank, and Palestine 48. As they delve into the world of Hip Hop and harness its power as a transformative tool, overcoming the barriers imposed by occupation and poverty.

ABOUT THE CURATOR
Fouzi Slisli has a mixed background in academia, social justice activism and arts and culture. He is originally from North Africa (Morocco), did an MA and PhD in the UK in Drama and Comparative Literature, and taught at various universities in the US and abroad. He has been an activist and educator in the Twin Cities around issues of social justice in the Arab and Muslim worlds, and did extensive work in arts, film and culture with the Arab American arts organization, Mizna. Fouzi currently works for the Afghan Cultural Society doing refugee resettlement work.