ARAB FILM FEST TULSA
Curated by Arab American Arts Organization Mizna
Organized by Tulsa Artist Fellow Moheb Soliman
Hosted by Circle Cinema and Tulsa Artist Fellowship
FILM SCREENING
Thursday, November 9 - Sunday, November 12, 2023
Circle Cinema
10 S Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK 74104
Arab Film Fest Tulsa welcomes all. Each film will be subtitled. For the festival schedule, film trailers, tickets, programs, and reception information, visit circlecinema.org/afft.
Renowned film and lit organization Mizna brings its Arab Film Fest Tulsa back for a third year in collaboration with Circle Cinema and Tulsa Artist Fellowship, presenting contemporary Arab and SWANA (Southwest Asian and North African) directors and showcasing a deeply underrepresented, diverse, and brilliant world of film.
Festival participants will experience critically acclaimed indie films and documentaries from EGYPT, LEBANON, MOROCCO, PALESTINE, SUDAN, and WESTERN SAHARA, talks with Sahrawi artist/filmmaker Mohamed Sleiman Labat & other special guests, and opening/closing parties with local restaurants and music. This year's festival features Cannes favorite Palestinian dark comedy MEDITERRANEAN FEVER, Sudanese revolutionary art film THE DAM, environment and indigeneity experimental doc DESERT PHOSfate (pay-what-you-can with filmmaker talk), anti-colonial Egyptian action period piece KIRA & EL GIN, Lebanese pigeons, players, and politics doc KASH KASH, and finale double feature on women outsiders and bonds--immigrant drama LES CHENILLES and Moroccan feminist road adventure QUEENS.
Individual film tickets are $8 each. You can attend all six film screenings and receive a special Mizna gift by purchasing the $30 all-access pass until Tuesday, November 7. Tulsa Artist Fellowship is committed to arts accessibility. Ticket subsidy is available for audience members experiencing hardship. Please contact info@tulsaartistfellowship.org for more information.
THURSDAY, 11/9, 7PM
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PALESTINIAN DARK COMEDY
Mediterranean Fever / 108 min
Maja Haj / Palestine; Germany
TRAILER
THURSDAY, 11/9, 9PM
OPENING PARTY
Food by Shawkat Mediterranean Grill and music from Atomic Culture
FRIDAY, 11/10, 8PM
BLACK ARAB LENS—SUDAN: ART FILM AMID REVOLUTION
The Dam / 84 min
Ali Cherri / Sudan; Lebanon
TRAILER
SATURDAY, 11/11, 2PM
>>Pay-what-you-can screening<<
WESTERN SAHARA INDIGENEITY & ENVIRONMENT EXPERIMENTAL DOC
+ Live Virtual Talk with Sahrawi filmmaker Mohamed Sleiman Labat & NSU Tahlequah professor Tiffanie Hardbarger (Cherokee Nation)
DESERT PHOSfate / 58min / + The Year of Balls short
Mohamed Sleiman Labat / Samara Sahrawi camp; Algeria
RELATED VIDEO
SATURDAY, 11/11, 7:30PM
BLOCKBUSTER ANTICOLONIAL PERIOD PIECE FROM THE HOLLYWOOD OF THE ARAB WORLD
Kira & El Gin / 175 min
Marwan Hamed / Egypt
TRAILER
SUNDAY, 11/12, 2PM
LEBANON FOCUS DOC: PLIGHT, POLITICS, & THE “PIGEON GAME”
Kash Kash / 90 min
Lea Najjar / Lebanon; Germany; Qatar
TRAILER
SUNDAY, 11/12, 3:30PM
CLOSING RECEPTION
Food by My Moroccan Oven and music from Atomic Culture
ABOUT CIRCLE CINEMA
Circle Cinema's mission is to use film to foster understanding and appreciation of the diversity of the human experience and create community among the viewers in the restored historic Circle Cinema. As a part of meeting that mission, Circle Cinema seeks to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment where community members with diverse views and experiences can come together to enjoy films, events, and other programming. Circle Cinema values a safe experience for everyone, regardless of race or ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation, age, religion, or disability. Your guest experience is our priority. If you see anyone engaging in harassment or unsafe behavior, please contact a member of our team.
VISITOR EXPERIENCE
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