The Stories | Arab Film Fest Tulsa 2026
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ABOUT THE STORIES
During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, aspiring concert pianist Ahmed begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth. Based on the actual meeting of director Abu Bakr Shawky’s parents, The Stories combines narrative vignettes with archival footage to create a decade-and nation-spanning time capsule of love and family in the ’70s. Together, Ahmed and Liz live through war, family joys, and opposition, as well as the failures and triumphs that rocked Egypt through the ’80s. The Stories is a chronicle of the small victories of a family trying to survive a country under the constant threat of change.
HOW TO GET ALL ACCESS PASSES
The All Access Pass gets you into all six Arab Film Fest Tulsa films and every related event, Friday 11/13 through Sunday 11/15. That includes the catered opening and closing receptions, the special talks and discussions, and the Saturday doc double feature.
Buy once and you’re in for the whole weekend, with no separate tickets for each film. The week of the festival, we’ll email pass holders with instructions for using the pass at every Arab Film Fest event.
Your pass includes:
Fri 11/13, 7pm: A Sad and Beautiful World + catered reception by Shawkat’s
Sat 11/14, 2pm: Doc double feature, American Hate—Survivors Speak and Who Killed Alex Odeh? + filmmakers & local family talk & refreshments
Sat 11/14, 7:30pm: The Stories
Sun 11/15, 2:30pm: My Father and Qaddafi
Sun 11/15, 4pm: Catered reception by Burning Cedar
Sun 11/15, 4:30p: Cotton Queen + special guest intro & prerecorded director convo
Individual tickets for each film will be $12 general and $10 for Circle members and students. https://www.circlecinema.org/afft
ABOUT THE ARAB FILM FEST
Arab Film Fest Tulsa is curated by Mizna, hosted by Circle Cinema, and supported by Tulsa Artist Fellowship.
During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, aspiring concert pianist Ahmed begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth. Based on the actual meeting of director Abu Bakr Shawky’s parents, The Stories combines narrative vignettes with archival footage to create a decade-and nation-spanning time capsule of love and family in the ’70s. Together, Ahmed and Liz live through war, family joys, and opposition, as well as the failures and triumphs that rocked Egypt through the ’80s. The Stories is a chronicle of the small victories of a family trying to survive a country under the constant threat of change.
HOW TO GET ALL ACCESS PASSES
The All Access Pass gets you into all six Arab Film Fest Tulsa films and every related event, Friday 11/13 through Sunday 11/15. That includes the catered opening and closing receptions, the special talks and discussions, and the Saturday doc double feature.
Buy once and you’re in for the whole weekend, with no separate tickets for each film. The week of the festival, we’ll email pass holders with instructions for using the pass at every Arab Film Fest event.
Your pass includes:
Fri 11/13, 7pm: A Sad and Beautiful World + catered reception by Shawkat’s
Sat 11/14, 2pm: Doc double feature, American Hate—Survivors Speak and Who Killed Alex Odeh? + filmmakers & local family talk & refreshments
Sat 11/14, 7:30pm: The Stories
Sun 11/15, 2:30pm: My Father and Qaddafi
Sun 11/15, 4pm: Catered reception by Burning Cedar
Sun 11/15, 4:30p: Cotton Queen + special guest intro & prerecorded director convo
Individual tickets for each film will be $12 general and $10 for Circle members and students. https://www.circlecinema.org/afft
ABOUT THE ARAB FILM FEST
Arab Film Fest Tulsa is curated by Mizna, hosted by Circle Cinema, and supported by Tulsa Artist Fellowship.
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Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave,Tulsa,OK,United States
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