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Virtual Movie Screenings: Every Saturday with Palestine Museum US
2026-04-25 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-02 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-09 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-16 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-23 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-30 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-06-06 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Check website: https://www.palestinemuseum.us/events for current showings and for registration links!
Often the screening ends with a Q&A with the director!

Films: The Beirut Trilogy
2026-04-30 16:30 - 18:00 | The Beacon, 4405 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Photo-journalist and documentarian Jocelyne Saab grew up in Beirut and spent fifteen years covering the Lebanese war. The three films that would become known as THE BEIRUT TRILOGY are among the nearly 30 films she made during that time; they weave together documentary images and poetic essay to process how the war has changed the city she knew and her connections to it. Heartbreaking and quietly hopeful, Saab trains her camera on the people of Beirut as they persist with daily life amid the rubble.
BEIRUT, NEVER AGAIN (1976, 35 mins)
Lebanese writer and painter Etel Adnan provides poetic voiceover as the filmmaker follows the daily destruction of the city. Every morning between 6 and 10am, she roams around Beirut while the militias from both sides rest from their night of fighting.
LETTER FROM BEIRUT (1978, 48 mins)
Three years after the beginning of the Civil War the filmmaker returns to her city which has irrevocably changed. An epistolary film in which Saab wanders the streets, rides the bus, chats with refugees and reflects on the war’s toll.
BEIRUT MY CITY (1982, 35 mins)
In July 1982 the Israeli army laid siege to Beirut. Four years earlier Jocelyne Saab saw her 150-year-old childhood home go up in flames. She asked herself: when did all this begin? Every place becomes a historical site and every name a memory. Considered by Saab herself to be her most important film.

AANM Film Festival (on demand)
2026-05-05 - 2026-05-10 | Virtual
Welcome to the AANM Arab Film Festival Virtual Lineup!

Explore our on-demand catalog here and head over to the Live Streams tab to see what’s coming up.

Movies include:
A State of Passion
Boycott
Budrus
My Neighborhood
Naila and the Uprising
Movie Shorts

Seattle Arab Film Shorts at NWFF
2026-05-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, 2, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Seattle Arab Film Club presents Still Dreaming: A collection of 6 short films by award-winning filmmakers from the Arab world and the diaspora, set in Lebanon, North America, Tunisia and Palestine. Moving between the real and the surreal, these stories explore themes of family, love, exile and resistance—imagining other ways of living and surviving.

SIFF Movie: Promised Sky
2026-05-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-05-13 21:15 - 23:00 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Tunisia | 2025 | 95 min. | Erige Sehiri

A community of Ivorian women navigating the complexities of migrant life in Tunisia are forced to make difficult decisions when they rescue an orphaned girl from a shipwreck.

SIFF Movie: Birds of War
2026-05-08 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-09 12:15 - 14:00 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
United Kingdom | 2026 | 85 min. | Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak

Lebanese journalist Janay Boulos and Syrian activist and cameraman Abd Alkader Habak share their extraordinary love story, told through 13 years of personal archives spanning revolutions, war, and exile.
Director Janay Boulos scheduled to attend.

SIFF Movie: Cotton Queen
2026-05-08 20:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-09 15:30 - 17:00 | SIFF Film Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, 98109
In a Sudanese cotton village where the matriarch is rumored to have killed a British general, teenage Nafisa must decide what she owes her grandmother’s legacy and what she’s willing to burn down to claim her own.

SIFF Movie: Hot Water
2026-05-08 21:00 - 23:00, 2026-05-09 11:45 - 13:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
USA | 2026 | 97 min. | Ramzi Bashour

A Lebanese-born mother drives her troublesome son across the U.S. after he is expelled for fighting at school. Along the way, the bickering duo find common ground in this charming debut-feature dramedy from Ramzi Bashour.
Director Ramzi Bashour and Cinematographer Alfonso Herrera-Salcedo scheduled to attend.

SIFF Movie (Egypt): Happy Birthday
2026-05-09 20:00 - 22:00 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Egypt | 2025 | 92 min. | Sarah Goher

Eight-year-old Toha has big plans; she wants to throw her friend Nelly a birthday party. But the differences between them will make this a challenge in ways she may not fully understand.

SIFF Movie: American Doctor
2026-05-11 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-05-12 15:30 - 17:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Three courageous doctors—a Jewish orthopedic surgeon from North Carolina, a Zoroastrian trauma surgeon from California, and a Palestinian American ER specialist from Illinois—volunteer their services in Gaza, risking their lives to save others.
Director Poh Si Teng scheduled to attend.

SIFF Movie: May Day
2026-05-11 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-05-14 14:30 - 16:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Spain | 2026 | 103 min. | Ian de la Rosa
Iván (Silver Chicón), a young trans man working in a greenhouse in southern Spain, shoulders the burden of supporting his family through long, grueling shifts. His routine is disrupted by the arrival of Hadoum (Herminia Loh Moreno), a migrant worker of Moroccan descent who drifts from job to job in her battered van. Though they could not be more different, an undeniable chemistry sparks between them. As their relationship deepens, Iván is promoted and becomes Hadoum’s supervisor, throwing their attraction into a precarious and ethically charged path. Set against the working-class landscape of Almería, the film reveals the contradictions of inequality shaped by identity, labor, and social prejudice. Iván and Hadoum must navigate external expectations while confronting their own fears and desires. Chicón and Loh Moreno anchor the film with performances full of resilience, openness, and quiet nobility, bringing their characters to life with profound humanity and emotional depth. Winner of the Teddy Award at the Berlinale Film Festival and three Silver Biznagas at the Málaga Film Festival—including the Special Jury Prize and Best Male Performance for Chicón—Ian de la Rosa’s striking debut offers a vivid portrait of social divides: between employers and employees, “Spaniards” and immigrants. Against this backdrop, a tender, Romeo-and-Juliet–like romance unfolds, where love dares to bridge the divides that society has set between them.

Virtual Movie Screening: Boycott
2026-05-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Join us for a special, virtual screening of Boycott, followed by a discussion on Wednesday, May 13, at 2:00 pm ET / 9:00 pm Jerusalem time that reunites protagonists from the film alongside civil rights attorneys and organizers to examine what this moment reveals about the evolving landscape of protest rights in the United States.
Upon registering, you will receive early access to stream the full film ahead of the event. This conversation will be moderated by Daniel Nerenberg, Education and Communications Specialist, Just Vision, and feature the following speakers:

Alan Leveritt, Publisher of the Arkansas Times and Boycott protagonist
Bahia Amawi, Palestinian-American speech therapist and Boycott protagonist
Brian Hauss, Deputy Director of the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, also featured in Boycott
Janan Najeeb, Founder and Executive Director of the Muslim Women’s Coalition and Founder of the Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine, a statewide coalition of 95 organizations working to repeal Wisconsin’s anti-boycott law

SIFF Movie (Saudia Arabia) - Hijra
2026-05-13 21:00, 2026-05-14 12:30 - 14:00 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N,, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Saudi Arabia | 2025 | 114 min. | Shahad Ameen

Sitti is on a pilgrimage to Mecca with her two rebellious granddaughters, Sarah and Janna. But everything changes when one of the granddaughters goes missing.

Spotlight on Arab Stories: Global Screening Program
2026-05-14 - 2026-05-21
From May 14th to May 21st, AFMI Education presents a global screening program featuring a curated selection of short films by Arab filmmakers across the diaspora, paired with ready-to-use study guides that make classroom integration simple, engaging, and meaningful.
Through four thoughtfully curated film programs, 21 short films help students explore themes of identity, resilience, migration, belonging, and self-expression, while engaging with voices and perspectives often underrepresented in traditional curricula:

Palestinian Narratives
Women’s Perspectives
Arab American Stories
Lebanese Voices

Please note: these films are for students who are 13 years of age or older, with a couple of films limited to students 16 years of age or older.
Join us in continuing the spirit of Arab Heritage Month, because these stories, and the conversations they inspire, deserve to be experienced beyond a single month.
No cost. No barriers. Just brilliant storytelling.
This program is exclusively available to educators and students. Join educators around the world in bringing these important stories to life for your students. Sign up to get access.

Free Virtual Movie Screening Series (designed for classrooms)
2026-05-14 - 2026-05-21 | Virtual
Are you an educator or a student?
As Arab American Heritage Month comes to a close, the conversation doesn’t have to.
From May 14–21, AFMI Education presents a free virtual screening series designed for classrooms — featuring 21 short films by Arab filmmakers across the diaspora, paired with ready-to-use study guides.
Across four curated programs — Palestinian Narratives, Women’s Perspectives, Arab American Stories, and Lebanese Voices — students are invited to explore themes of identity, resilience, migration, belonging, and self-expression through voices often underrepresented in traditional curricula.
This program is open to students ages 13+ (with select films for 16+).
No cost. No barriers. Just powerful storytelling.
🎬 Available exclusively to educators and students. Visit our website to sign up and bring these stories into your classroom.

SIFF Movie (Egypt): Happy Birthday
2026-05-17 18:30 - 20:00 | PACCAR IMAX Theater at Pacific Science Center, 200 Sue Bird Ct N, Seattle, Washington, 98109

Palestine Narrates presents the 2026 selection of Queer Cinema for Palestine
2026-06-12 19:00 - 21:30 | Pipsqueak Community Space, 173 16th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122
an international collection of short films by Queer filmmakers in solidarity with Palestine
Friday, June 12. 7 pm
Pipsqueak Gallery. 173 16th Ave, Seattle 98122.
Free
Masks required, provided
A flyer is attached.
The film descriptions:
2026 QC4P program:
https://queercinemaforpalestine.org/2026/04/07/film-program-queer-cinema-for-palestine-2026/
