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MENA 5 Calendar
8 Days, 20 Short Films, 3 Feature Films, 492 Attendees, 10 Partners, 17 Countries, 4 Q&As, 2 Panel discussions

Due to the Global Pandemic, MENA Film Festival had to pivot online for the 2020 edition. The 2020 MENA Film Festival made its full slate of programming available online for the first time across Canada via our first streamed festival, with a curated selection of shorts bundles and feature selections.

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Festival Pass

In-Person Screenings

Early Bird*
C$75
Regular
C$99
Accessible/Art Worker
C$89
Self-identifying Indigenous**
Free

Online Screenings (Canada)

Early Bird*
C$55
Regular
C$65
Accessible/Art Worker
C$55
Self-identifying Indigenous**
Free
Passes are valid for all film screenings, not including Opening, Awards and Industry events.
We are committed to making our festival accessible to all, so if the ticket price is a barrier, please don't hesitate to reach out. Simply email us at tickets@menafilmfestival.com to request a discount under our NOTAFLOF (No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds) policy.
* Expires January 2, 2025
** Indigenous guests can book up to 10 tickets per screening via email or in-person. No identification required.
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Short Film Bundle
{Di}spell

In {Di}spell you'll find whimsical and challenging films that explore memory, death, romance and struggle. Through experimental and magical expressions of storytelling.

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Short Film Bundle
Dreamscapes

Dreamscapes is an exploration of the relationship between land and the ones who navigate it through diverse portrayals that exist somewhere across the dividing line between real and imagined homelands.

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Short Film Bundle
Daylights

This category is a collection of films that that explores the notions of hope and refuge for our communities.

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1982
Oualid Mouaness
Lebanon
Drama
 | 
Feature
 | 
100
 mins
All Films
Daylights
A Few Flower Branches
Mehrdad Parvani
Iran
Comedy
 | 
Short
 | 
29
 mins
All Films
{Di}spell
Amphitheater
Mahdi Ali Ali
Qatar
Experimental
 | 
Short
 | 
16
 mins
All Films
Arab Blues
Manele Labidi
Tunisia
France
Drama
 | 
Feature
 | 
88
 mins
All Films
{Di}spell
Athaar
Zara Naber
Jordan
Experimental
 | 
Short
 | 
5
 mins
All Films
{Di}spell
Barzakh
Hussein Hossam
Egypt
Experimental
 | 
Short
 | 
13
 mins
All Films
{Di}spell
Clench My Fists
Sarah Trad
United States
Experimental
 | 
Short
 | 
6
 mins
All Films
Dreamscapes
Elephantbird
Masoud Soheili
Afghanistan
Drama
 | 
Short
 | 
15
 mins
All Films
Daylights
Holy Land
Lea Bloch
Switzerland
Drama
 | 
Short
 | 
12
 mins
All Films
Dreamscapes
In The Middle
Mariam Al-Dhubhani
Qatar
Documentary
 | 
Short
 | 
14
 mins
All Films
Daylights
London Arabia
Daniel Jewel
United Kingdom
Drama
 | 
Short
 | 
20
 mins
When a Luxury Building Development tries to force out a diverse community in London's 'Little Arabia', the community chooses to stand their ground.
All Films
Daylights
My Dream Goes All the Way to Iran
Negar Mojtahedi
Canada
Documentary
 | 
Short
 | 
33
 mins
All Films
Daylights
Poplife
Sam Mohseni
Canada
Drama
 | 
Short
 | 
17
 mins
All Films
Dreamscapes
Slaughter
Saman Hosseinpuor
Ako Zandkarimi
Iran
Drama
 | 
Short
 | 
13
 mins
All Films
Daylights
Tayybeh
Eva Brownstein
Canada
Documentary
 | 
Short
 | 
9
 mins
A group of seven female Syrian refugees build new lives in Vancouver through their love of Syrian cuisine.
All Films
Dreamscapes
Tetlalli: the place of stones
Miguel Nájera
Mexico
Experimental
 | 
Short
 | 
6
 mins
Through mist and stones, a setar player will embark on a journey from which he will not return.
All Films
Dreamscapes
The Land I'm Drowning In
Negin Khazaee
Léa Carbogno
France
Drama
 | 
Short
 | 
18
 mins
A woman returns to the desert in search of her husband who disappeared right after Islamic Revolution.
All Films
{Di}spell
Time to Rebuild AKA Wanabni
Muhammad Elaskary
Egypt
Experimental
 | 
Short
 | 
15
 mins
All Films
Toward You
Sam Motazedi
Canada
Drama
 | 
Short
 | 
14
 mins
All Films
Dreamscapes
Until the last drop
Tim Webster
Ernesto Cabellos
Palestine
Documentary
 | 
Short
 | 
20
 mins
All Films
Voice of Silence
Panahbarkhoda Rezaee
Iran
Documentary
 | 
Feature
 | 
60
 mins
All Films
Dreamscapes
paper GOD
Daniyal Mahmoudnia
Iran
Drama
 | 
Short
 | 
10
 mins
Hope and fantasy enfold this tale of childhood and becoming.
All Films
{Di}spell
âbi
Heidi Elyce Cooper
United States
Documentary
 | 
Short
 | 
4
 mins
All Films

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