MENA 2020
The MENA Film Festival is available for the first time across Canada via our first streamed festival! The entire 2020 MENA catalog is available online and we have curated a selection of Shorts Bundles and Feature Selections.

2021 Festival in Numbers

7 Days • 35 Short Films • 5 Feature Films • 662 Attendees • 263 Online Attendees • 12 Partners • 17 Countries • 3 In-Person Events • 8 Online Q&As • 1 Art Exhibit

2020 Films
In The Middle
Documentary
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Short
Feature
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14
 mins
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Until the last drop
Documentary
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Short
Feature
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20
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Tayybeh
Documentary
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Short
Feature
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9
 mins
A group of seven female Syrian refugees build new lives in Vancouver through their love of Syrian cuisine.
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Slaughter
Drama
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Short
Feature
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13
 mins
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London Arabia
Drama
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Short
Feature
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20
 mins
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The Land I'm Drowning In
Drama
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Short
Feature
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18
 mins
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Voice of Silence
Documentary
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Short
Feature
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60
 mins
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Poplife
Drama
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Short
Feature
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17
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Clench My Fists
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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6
 mins
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Barzakh
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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13
 mins
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Elephantbird
Drama
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Short
Feature
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15
 mins
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Toward You
Drama
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Short
Feature
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14
 mins
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Amphitheater
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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16
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Tetlalli: the place of stones
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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6
 mins
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A Few Flower Branches
Comedy
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Short
Feature
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29
 mins
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âbi
Documentary
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Short
Feature
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4
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Athaar
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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5
 mins
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Time to Rebuild AKA Wanabni
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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15
 mins
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paper GOD
Drama
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Short
Feature
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10
 mins
Hope and fantasy enfold this tale of childhood and becoming.
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My Dream Goes All the Way to Iran
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Short
Feature
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33
 mins
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Arab Blues
Drama
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Short
Feature
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5
 mins
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1982
Drama
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Short
Feature
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100
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Holy Land
Drama
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Short
Feature
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12
 mins
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Shorts
From the
Phoenix Rising
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Origami
Drama
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Short
Feature
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14
 mins
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From the
Phoenix Rising
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
The School Bell
Animation
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Short
Feature
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4
 mins
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From the
The First Spark
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Tamouzi
Narrative
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Short
Feature
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13
 mins
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From the
Simmer
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Tallahassee
Drama
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Short
Feature
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22
 mins
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From the
The First Spark
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
So What If the Goats Die
Sci-fi
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Short
Feature
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23
 mins
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From the
Simmer
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Revolutionary Baby
Drama
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Short
Feature
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11
 mins
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From the
The First Spark
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Refuge
Sci-fi
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Short
Feature
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4
 mins
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From the
Simmer
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Persian Blue
Documentary
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Short
Feature
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12
 mins
Weaving memories of the past through the ancient craft of Persian textiles.
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From the
Memory Ignited
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
No Words
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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6
 mins
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From the
Phoenix Rising
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Nicki
Drama
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Short
Feature
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19
 mins
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From the
Memory Ignited
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Musing in the Desert
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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8
 mins
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From the
The First Spark
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Mariam
Animation
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Short
Feature
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5
 mins
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From the
Memory Ignited
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Jardins Paradise
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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5
 mins
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From the
Memory Ignited
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Irani Bag
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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8
 mins
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From the
Engulfed
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Farewell at Silver Hill
Documentary
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Short
Feature
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20
 mins
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From the
Simmer
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Due to
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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3
 mins
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From the
Memory Ignited
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Don't Get Too Comfortable
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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9
 mins
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From the
Memory Ignited
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Don’t Forget the Water
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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5
 mins
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From the
Engulfed
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Déraciné
Drama
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Short
Feature
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11
 mins
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From the
Engulfed
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Composing Freedom
Documentary
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Short
Feature
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32
 mins
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From the
Memory Ignited
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Blue Veil
Experimental
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Short
Feature
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5
 mins
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From the
Memory Ignited
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Bibi Amir
Experimental
 | 
Short
Feature
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13
 mins
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From the
Engulfed
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Baba
Drama
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Short
Feature
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15
 mins
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From the
Engulfed
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Ava
Drama
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Short
Feature
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26
 mins
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From the
Phoenix Rising
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Asal
Documentary
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Short
Feature
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12
 mins
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From the
Engulfed
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Al-Sit
Drama
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Short
Feature
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20
 mins
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From the
Phoenix Rising
Shorts Bundle
Special Feature
Aicha
Drama
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Short
Feature
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21
 mins
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