Join us on June 24, 2026 at 7pm for a program of short films, curated by Queer Cinema for Palestine. This program is organized by Sappho's Social Club and co-presented by Mizna and MSP Film.

Coinciding with Pride Month, this program focuses on the work of queer, Palestinian, and allied artists, across locales, in historic Palestine and the diaspora, across identities, lengths, styles and genres, to highlight art’s position in resistance and the struggle for liberation.

FILMS FEATURED

A Message • Dir. Mama Ganuush, 2:51 min, Palestine (2026)

Ceasefire • Dir. Teodor Vladár, 23 min, Slovakia/Hungary (2025)

The 5-Year Plan for Financial Independence • Dir. Dua Omari, 7 min, Palestine (2025)

Until We Return • Dir. Huss AC, 11 min, Egypt/Scotland (2025)

We Will Haunt Your Archive • Dir. R.R., 10 min, United States (2026)

Sorry • Dir. John Greyson, 7 min, Canada (2024)

ABOUT QUEER CINEMA FOR PALESTINE

Queer Cinema for Palestine (QCP) announces No Pride in Genocide, a global film event, co-organized by the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and 50+ partners in 25 countries, from China to Ecuador. The third edition of QCP invites grassroots, solidarity and arts organizations across the world to host screenings of a stellar collectively curated short film program throughout the month of June 2026. More info: queercinemaforpalestine.org

ABOUT SAPPHO'S SOCIAL CLUB

Sappho's Social Club is a community based group of Sapphics in the Twin Cities, dedicated to creating free or low-cost events that bring people together in meaningful ways.

ABOUT MIZNA

Mizna presents contemporary, critical, and experimental art, writing, and film centering the work of Arab and Southwest Asian and North African artists. Mizna In 2026, Mizna celebrates the twentieth edition of our flagship program, and we mark this milestone by drawing on cinematic transmissions from our past festivals. We align this series with our broader 2026 film programming––Looking Forward, Looking Back––which confronts the visual record of SWANA cinema, including our own festival, demanding radical new meanings from the archive rather than a simple, sentimental look.

COMMUNITY SCREEN

MSP Film's Community Screen initiative is a platform and creative space for public screening events at The Main Cinema organized by local artists, neighbors, partners, and local businesses.

Film and event descriptions provided by our partners.