The Boston Palestine Film Festival celebrates its 20th edition Oct. 16 to 25, with screenings, Q&As and two free parties in Boston, Brookline and Cambridge.

Opening night

The festival opens Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (465 Huntington Ave.) with "Edward Said: Between Worlds," Maiken Baird's new feature documentary about the Palestinian-American scholar, musician and intellectual. The festival calls it the first documentary made with full access to the Said family and estate. A Q&A with producer Sarah Mowaswes follows. As of Oct. 4, the MFA's ticket page listed the screening as sold out.

Anyone can still join the free afterparty at 9:30 p.m. at Time Out Market Boston, 401 Park Dr. It is open to the public, with no tickets required.

Highlights through the week

Saturday, Oct. 17, 2 p.m., MFA: "Palestine Shorts: Transitions of the Body and Mind," five short films set from Gaza to Bethlehem to Boston, followed by a Q&A with Hanadi Elyan, director of the Boston-set short "Kismet."

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2 p.m., MFA: "Who Killed Alex Odeh?," which won the Special Jury Award for Journalistic Excellence at Sundance. That evening, MassArt's Tower Auditorium (621 Huntington Ave.) presents work from the 7ajr workshop at 5:30 p.m. and "An Incomplete Calendar" at 7 p.m., both free with registration.

Monday, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m., Coolidge Corner Theatre: "With Hasan in Gaza."

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m., Brattle Theatre (40 Brattle St., Cambridge): "Traces of Home."

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 6 p.m., Boston University's Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground (808 Commonwealth Ave.): "Seeds for Liberation," with a Q&A afterward. Free with registration.

Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m., MFA: "Chronicles from the Siege."

Saturday, Oct. 24, Coolidge Corner Theatre: "Habibi Hussein" at 12:30 p.m. and "Yesterday The Eye Didn't Sleep" at 3 p.m.

Closing day

The festival closes Sunday, Oct. 25, at 4:30 p.m. at the Coolidge Corner Theatre (290 Harvard St., Brookline) with "Palestine Comedy Club," a documentary about six Palestinian comedians touring a stand-up show across Palestine. A free closing afterparty follows at 6:30 p.m. at the Coolidge.

Getting tickets

Each listing on the festival's program page links to its ticket seller. MFA screenings are $15 for members and $18 for nonmembers on the museum's site. Coolidge Corner screenings are ticketed through Events.com, and the Brattle sells its own. Availability changes quickly, so check before you go.

Sources: https://bostonpalestinefilmfest.org/festival/ https://www.mfa.org/event/film/edward-said-between-worlds?event=179081 https://www.mfa.org/event/film/palestine-shorts-transitions-of-the-body-and-the-mind?event=179091