Insurgent Transmissions 2026: Rana’s Wedding

FilmNorth 2441 University Ave W, Suite 100 Saint Paul, MN 55114 Insurgent Transmissions presents quarterly screenings the first Wednesday of each month. This series has been moved to FilmNorth’s newly renovated offices and theater, located 2441 University Ave W, St Paul. Join us on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 for a screening of Rana’s Wedding by Hany Abu-Assad (2003), programmed by former Twin Cities Arab Film Fest curator, Mazhar Ahmad Al-Zoubi. Insurgent Transmissions is a quarterly film series showcasing films from the past nineteen editions of the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival. 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. This program spans the entire year and multiple venues. Throughout 2026, Insurgent Transmissions will present films programmed by former Mizna festival curators, individually chosen because of their significance in Mizna’s curatorial history and impact on the landscape of SWANA filmmaking. ABOUT THE FILM Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad finds love among the brutalities of war in this heart-tugging drama that chronicles the quest of headstrong 17-year-old Rana to be reunited with her secret boyfriend, Khalil.