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As Mizna marks our 25th organizational anniversary, our 18th Twin Cities Arab Film Festival returns September 25–29, 2024 at the Main Cinema in Minneapolis with a closing day of special films and programs at the Walker Art Center. Anchored by stories from Palestine and Sudan, the 2024 festival brings programming that responds to the catastrophic state faced by much of the SWANA region while providing audiences a space to engage with critical, stimulating, and challenging ideas, histories, and aesthetics.

During the festival, Mizna will highlight a special edition of our print journal, Mizna: SWANA Literature + Film, the Cinema Issue, which delves into the relationship between moving image-making and writing through the formal and conceptual framework of fragmentation. Guest editor Saeed Taji Farouky will be present for screenings, discussions, and interactive programs pulled from this special issue.

Select titles will be available to watch online through our virtual platform. 

Passes, four-packs + film highlights are now available

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