DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival

We’re honored  to share our full program lineup for the 12th DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival!  As we approach 2 years of unrelenting genocide in Gaza, this year’s festival invites us to be a force for disruption to demand a just future. Tickets at dcpfaf.org/2025

Looking for plans this weekend? @MikkaMacdonald's picks: Watch Palestinian films at @DCPFAF, pick from one of 800+ board games at @labyrinthdc, celebrate Spooky Season with a dog costume contest benefiting @CityDogsRescue, and more: 51st.news/dc-events-thin…

Join us for Maps of Pain, a curated screening of 7 powerful short films exploring the impacts of colonial violence from Palestine to East Asia. Co-presented by @PAAFF 🌎 MLK Library 📆 Sat., 10/11 @ 3:30M 🎫 $17 @ dcpfaf.org/2025

Join us for closing night & the East Coast Premiere of Once Upon a Time in Gaza (2025) by @TarzanNasser and Arab Nasser. 🌎 MLK Jr. Library 📆 Sun., 10/12 @ 6 PM 🎫 $17 @ dcpfaf.org/2025

We are proud to bring ASL Interpretation to #DCPFAF25 events again for this year's festival! Thanks to our partnership w/ The Olive Guardians we continue to build accessible spaces where everyone can engage w/ Palestinian art & culture. 🤟 Tickets: dcpfaf.org/2025

Gazan Tales (2024) by Mahmoud Nabil Ahmed Join us for the DC premiere on Oct 12 at 3:00 PM 🌎 Fatma Hassouna Auditorium (MLK Jr. Memorial Library Auditorium)| 901 G St. NW 📆 Sunday, October 12 at 3:00 PM ET 🎫 $17 ticket, purchase at dcpfaf.org/2025 or link in bio

Join #DCPFAF25 for the DC Premiere of Mashed Potatoes (2024) While prepping for a Friendgiving potluck, an Arab couple argues over the merits of a well quoted journalist after the 9/11 attacks. 🌎  MLK Jr. Library 📆 Sun., 10/12 @ 6 PM 🎫 $17 tickets @ dcpfaf.org/2025

Join #DCPFAF25 for the DC Premiere of Gazan Tales (2024) In the heart of the Gaza Strip, four men navigate through divergent paths in pursuit of their definitions of existence. 🌎  MLK Jr. Library 📆 Sun., 10/12 @ 3 PM 🎫 $17 tickets @ dcpfaf.org/2025

A Short Film About Kids (2023) by Ibrahim Handal Born a Celebrity  (2024) by Luay Awwad
 Blood Like Water (2024) by Dima Hamdan Palestine 87 (2022) dir. Bilal Alkhatib I Never Promised You A Jasmine Garden (2024) by Teyama Alkamli Maqluba (2024) by Mike Elsherif

From refugee camp kids visiting the sea to stories of love & resilience, these films offer compelling perspectives on identity & freedom:

Join us for Out of Place, a curated screening of 6 powerful short films exploring  dreams disrupted. 🌎 MLK Library 📆 Sat., 10/11 @ 11 AM 🎫 $17 tickets @ dcpfaf.org/2025

The DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival presents the premiere of Rima's Recipe, a short compelling psychological thriller from Palestinian filmmaker Bashar Durr. 🌎 MLK Library | 901 G St NW 📆 Oct 11, 7PM ET 🎫 $17 general/$20 door, dcpfaf.org/2025

Thank You For Banking With Us (2024) by Laila Abbas 🌎 MLK Jr. Library 📆 Sat., 10/11 @ 7 PM 🎫 $17 tickets @ dcpfaf.org/2025

Join us for Hilwa’s's Gifts: Children’s Storytime & Keffiyeh Crafts w/ author Safa Suleiman. Kids will explore Palestinian heritage through storytelling & create miniature keffiyehs for stuffed animals. 🌎 MLK Library 📆 Sunday, 10/12 @ 10:30AM & 12:30PM dcpfaf.org/2025

🚨REMINDER: Today, September 21st, is the last day to purchase film tickets and passes for the 2025 DC Palestinian Film and Arts Festival at the early bird rate!

Join us for a live performance of TERROR COUNTER by Fargo Nissim Tbakhi @YouKnowFargo Fargo’s performance is driven by despair, futility, utopia, vulnerability, and the spirit of a collective liberation. 🌎 @AtlasPACDC 📆 Thurs., 10/09 @ 6:30 PM 🎫 $30 @ dcpfaf.org/2025

A State Of Passion by Carol Mansour & Muna Khalidi (2024) 🌎  MLK Jr. Library 📆 Fri., 10/10 @ 7 PM 🎫 $17 tickets @ dcpfaf.org/2025

Join us and Z&Z Manoushe Bakery for an interactive pickling workshop. Learn about a cornerstone in every Palestinian kitchen, and make your own pickled vegetables to bring to your kitchen.  🌎 MLK Jr. Library 📆 Sat., 10/11 @ 10:30 AM & 12:00 PM 🎫 $20 @ dcpfaf.org/2025

Join #DCPFAF25 for the DC Premiere of A State of Passion (2024) After 43 days of horror, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Palestinian reconstructive surgeon, has become the face of the resistance.  🌎 MLK Jr. Library 📆 Fri., 10/10 @ 7 PM 🎫 $17 @ dcpfaf.org/2025

The DC Palestinian Film & Arts Festival returns October 9-12, 2025 and we’re looking for volunteers to help make this year's festival a success! Get involved apply at dcpfaf.org/volunteer