Land Day Double Feature + Panel
The Main Cinema
115 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN 55414- 03/29/2026
- 1pm
Event details
Mizna and The US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) co-present a double feature and panel discussion in honor of Land Day and Mohammad Bakri, featuring his films JENIN, JENIN (2002) and JANIN, JENIN (2024).
WHERE: The Main, 115 SE Main St, Minneapolis, MN 55414
WHEN: March 29, 12:30pm doors, 1pm screening.
There will be a ten-minute intermission in between the hour long screenings, followed by a Q&A with local artists and organizers. Panel details coming soon!
This event is free, but RSVP is required. Direct donations will be encouraged during the event to benefit the Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA). Donate here
About Jenin, Jenin (2002)
Filmmaker Mohammed Bakri visits the demolished camp and interviews survivors of all ages. Men, women, children address the harrowing days they have gone through, the anger and fear that they have experienced, but also the sentiment of being completely left alone by the Arab and the international community.
Jenin, Jenin is dedicated to the memory of Iyad Samudi, the film’s executive producer, who was shot and killed after the production of the film was wrapped.
About Janin, Jenin
Janin, Jenin follows filmmaker Mohammad Bakri as he returns to the Jenin refugee camp, twenty years after his original documentary Jenin, Jenin. The film weaves together testimonies from survivors of Israel’s recent military operation and reflections on the continuing impact of the 2002 invasion. By giving voice to residents whose lives have been shaped by years of occupation, Bakri’s documentaries provide a raw and deeply emotional look at the enduring occupation of Palestine.
About Mizna
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.
About USCPN
The U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) is a Palestinian and Arab community-based organization, founded in 2006 to revitalize grass-roots organizing in Palestinian and Arab communities in the U.S., as part of the broader Palestinian nation in exile and the homeland.
About the Director
Mohammad Bakri, born in 1953 in Bi’ina, Palestine, is a renowned Palestinian actor and film director. He completed his secondary education in Akko and pursued acting and Arabic literature at Tel Aviv University, graduating in 1976. Bakri is married to Leila and is a father to six children, including actors Adam, Ziad, and Saleh Bakri.
His acting career began with notable theaters in Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Ramallah, leading to performances in both Hebrew and Arabic. Bakri’s film career spans various international projects, including French, Belgian, Dutch, Danish, Canadian, and Italian films. He is also recognized as a director, notably for the documentary “Jenin, Jenin.”