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Arab Film Fest Tulsa returns to Circle Cinema Friday, Nov. 13
Friday through Sunday, Nov. 13–15, at 10 S. Lewis Ave. Circle Cinema lists individual tickets at $12, or $10 for members and students, and says they go on sale soon.
Circle Cinema’s weekend is six films and two catered receptions.
Arab Film Fest Tulsa returns for a sixth year Nov. 13–15, 2026, at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave. The cinema’s festival page describes films from the SWANA region — Southwest Asia and North Africa, in the page’s wording — plus receptions and talks. The phone on that page is 918-585-3456.
The schedule block and the all-access note agree on most of the weekend. Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. is A Sad and Beautiful World, which the page calls a Beirut love story about two childhood friends reunited by fate. An opening reception catered by Shawkat’s Mediterranean Grill follows. The schedule block puts that reception at 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, is a documentary double feature: American Hate—Survivors Speak at 2 p.m. and Who Killed Alex Odeh? at 4:30 p.m., with refreshments and a talk with filmmakers and a local family. The page says the pair looks at American extremism and justice, including cases in Tulsa. Sunday, Nov. 15, at 2:30 p.m. is My Father and Qaddafi. A closing reception catered by Burning Cedar is at 4 p.m., and Cotton Queen is at 4:30 p.m., with a local-guest introduction and a prerecorded conversation with the director.
Saturday night does not match inside the same page. The schedule block lists The Stories at 7 p.m. The all-access note lists it at 7:30 p.m. The page describes the film as a decades-spanning family story drawn from a 1967 pen-pal romance. This note does not pick a time.
The page says an all-access pass covers all six films and the related events, and that pass holders get email instructions the week of the festival. It does not print a pass price. Individual tickets are $12 general and $10 for Circle members and students. The page says they go on sale soon.
This is an arts tip, not a Best Of ranking. Recheck The Stories on the Circle Cinema page before Saturday, Nov. 14.