Middle Eastern & Arab Film Screenings in NYC

New premieres, documentaries, restored classics, and director Q&As — Middle Eastern and North African (SWANA) cinema has a real home in New York's theaters and microcinemas. These are the screenings worth leaving the house for, updated every week.

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19 events

Soleil Ô (Oh, Sun!)

AUG 22 → AUG 24

Soleil Ô (Oh, Sun!)

MoMA, The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1, Midtown

7:00 PM (Aug 22), 4:00 PM (Aug 24)

My Life Is Wind (A Letter) / La noire de… (Black Girl)

My Life Is Wind (A Letter) / La noire de… (Black Girl)

MoMA, The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1, Midtown

Ali au pays des merveilles (Ali in Wonderland) & Waalo Fendo (là où la terre gèle) (Waalo Fendo: Where the Earth Freezes)

Cinema · Politics

Ali au pays des merveilles (Ali in Wonderland) & Waalo Fendo (là où la terre gèle) (Waalo Fendo: Where the Earth Freezes)

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1), Midtown

Measures of a Distance (1988) & Ghost Tropic (2019)

Measures of a Distance (1988) & Ghost Tropic (2019)

MoMA, Floor T1, Theater 1, The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1, Midtown

Alfreda's Cinema, The Prince of Egypt (1998) @ Flatbush Reformed Church

Cinema · Community

Alfreda's Cinema, The Prince of Egypt (1998) @ Flatbush Reformed Church

Flatbush Reformed Church, Brooklyn

8:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo

AUG 29 → AUG 31

Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo

BAM Rose Cinemas, Fort Greene

Measures of a Distance + Ghost Tropic

Measures of a Distance + Ghost Tropic

4:00 PM – 5:40 PM

The Cemetery of Cinema

The Cemetery of Cinema

Arverne Cinema, Queens

Ulysses, New York

Cinema · Theater · Literature

Ulysses, New York

Arverne Cinema Outside, Queens

Leila and the Wolves

Cinema · Politics

Leila and the Wolves

Arverne Cinema Inside, Queens

Adnan being and time

Adnan being and time

Arverne Cinema Inside, Queens

Friendly Strangers Studios presents… DO YOU LOVE ME by Lana Daher

Cinema · Fundraiser · Art

Friendly Strangers Studios presents… DO YOU LOVE ME by Lana Daher

Cobble Hill Cinemas, Cobble Hill

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Tickets at $23.18

Arabic Erotic Literature Course (translated)

Cinema · Spirituality · Art

Arabic Erotic Literature Course (translated)

The Picnic House in Prospect Park , Park Slope

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Tickets at $120

Bouchra

Bouchra

Metrograph, Lower East Side

7:50 PM; 3:10 PM

My Josephine / Wesh wesh, qu'est-ce qui se passe? (Wesh, Wesh, What's Happening?)

My Josephine / Wesh wesh, qu'est-ce qui se passe? (Wesh, Wesh, What's Happening?)

MoMA, The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1, Midtown

7:00 PM / 4:00 PM

Bouchra

Cinema · LGBTQ+

Bouchra

Metrograph, Lower East Side

9:50 PM / 7:15 PM

Global Liberation Film Series

Cinema · Politics · Community

Global Liberation Film Series

Studio Sabek, Crown Heights

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

The Beirut Trilogy

The Beirut Trilogy

Metrograph, Lower East Side

3:50pm (Fri), 4:50pm (Sat)

Palestine, Ecocide, and Interspecies Liberation Symposium

Community · Cinema · Politics

Palestine, Ecocide, and Interspecies Liberation Symposium

cinema antiplastique, DUMBO

3:00 PM (June 7)

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What kind of middle eastern & arab film screenings does Menna list?: The listings span concerts, festivals, film screenings, food events, community gatherings, and nightlife. Filter or browse by category, neighborhood, or date on the main events page.
How often does the list refresh?: New events are added continuously by Menna's team plus an automated scraper that watches Luma, Eventbrite, and dozens of NYC venue calendars. The public site rebuilds daily.