Join us for an afternoon and evening of powerful storytelling from the Middle East and North Africa region. The MENA Film Festival brings together three compelling films that illuminate the lives, struggles, and humanity of people across the MENA world.
Date & Time: Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 1:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Old Administration Building Auditorium, Fresno City College (1101 E. University Ave., Fresno CA 93741)
Tickets are $10 per film or $24 for a festival pass to see all three films. Tickets may be purchased online through this link or at the door.
Parking: FREE Parking is available on campus
Food & refreshments: Details on food and refreshments will be announced soon. Stay tuned!
Sponsors include Quady Sweet and Aperitif Wines, KVPR/NPR, and Donaghy Sales.
The Films
1:30 PM
The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025, Dir. Kaouther Ben Hania | 89 min)
January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 5-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her.
4:00 PM
Calle Málaga (2025, Maryam Touzani | 116 minutes)
When her daughter arrives in Tangier to sell the family apartment, a fiercely independent 79-year-old Spanish woman fights to keep her home.
7:00 PM
It Was Just an Accident (2025, Jafar Panahi | 105 minutes)
An Iranian auto mechanic kidnaps the man he believes tortured him and gathers fellow ex-prisoners to confirm his identity, setting off a darkly comic thriller about doubt, persecution, and revenge.