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ACCESS THE FULL 2026 MENA FILM FESTIVAL VIRTUAL PROGRAM WITH AN ONLINE PASS!
EARLY BIRD (Until Dec 1) – $10
GENERAL ADMISSION – $15
SUPPORTER – $20
This ticket price helps cover our costs and makes it possible for us to offer reduced-price tickets to those who express need.
LOW-BARRIER – $10
If the regular ticket price is out of reach for you, this option is here for you. No explanation needed.
INDIGENOUS – $0
For self-identified Indigenous community members. Email tickets@menafilmfestival.com for a discount code. No questions asked.
MENA Film Festival operates under a policy of No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds (NOTAFLOF). If for whatever reason the above rates present a barrier, please contact us at tickets@menafilmfestival.com to provide an alternative means of accessing our programming. No questions asked.
Adapted from Saeed Teebiâs short story "Cynthia," NADERâS GIRL is a darkly funny and sometimes disturbing exploration of masculinity, assimilation and performative allyship. It follows a lonely Palestinian international student, Nader (Anas Hasan), desperate to fit in with his Western roommatesâtwo misogynistic bros who exploit him for rent and performative solidarity during a wave of pro-Palestinian campus protests. Hoping to earn their respect, Nader invents a girlfriend named "Cynthia" (Megan Tracz). At first a fantasy of self-validation, Cynthia gradually devolves into a warped projection of Naderâs insecurities as a foreigner. But as reality blurs, he must decide whether to end the illusion or keep clinging to the only 'person' who values him.
ACCESS THE FULL 2026 MENA FILM FESTIVAL VIRTUAL PROGRAM WITH AN ONLINE PASS!
EARLY BIRD (Until Dec 1) – $10
GENERAL ADMISSION – $15
SUPPORTER – $20
This ticket price helps cover our costs and makes it possible for us to offer reduced-price tickets to those who express need.
LOW-BARRIER – $10
If the regular ticket price is out of reach for you, this option is here for you. No explanation needed.
INDIGENOUS – $0
For self-identified Indigenous community members. Email tickets@menafilmfestival.com for a discount code. No questions asked.
MENA Film Festival operates under a policy of No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds (NOTAFLOF). If for whatever reason the above rates present a barrier, please contact us at tickets@menafilmfestival.com to provide an alternative means of accessing our programming. No questions asked.
Adapted from Saeed Teebiâs short story "Cynthia," NADERâS GIRL is a darkly funny and sometimes disturbing exploration of masculinity, assimilation and performative allyship. It follows a lonely Palestinian international student, Nader (Anas Hasan), desperate to fit in with his Western roommatesâtwo misogynistic bros who exploit him for rent and performative solidarity during a wave of pro-Palestinian campus protests. Hoping to earn their respect, Nader invents a girlfriend named "Cynthia" (Megan Tracz). At first a fantasy of self-validation, Cynthia gradually devolves into a warped projection of Naderâs insecurities as a foreigner. But as reality blurs, he must decide whether to end the illusion or keep clinging to the only 'person' who values him.