Menkes’s BRAINWASHED continues to screen internationally, most recently in Luxembourg. On December 4, 2024, Menkes joined a panel of experts (Madelaine Delos Wood, Isabelle Schmoetten, Isabel Spigarelli and Andreja Wirtz) following a screening of BRAINWASHED at ESCH Institute of Equality The discussion focused on violence against women and included the sometimes thorny issue of whether Self Objectification is empowering. Menkes pointed to extensive research showing how self objectification especially among girls ages 13-19, has been tied to body dysmorphia, eating disorders, depression, and suicidal ideation.

On November 28, 2024 at the University of the Arts in Zurich, Nina Menkes lead a MasterClass with a group of acting students following a screening of BRAINWASHED. Many issues were explored including John Trudell’s (American Indian Movement) explanation of Power v. Authority.  The event was organized by the University in conjunction with Barbara Rohm of Culture Change Hub – the game changing machine.

On December 7, 2024, ACROPOLIS CINEMA presented Menkes’s first 16mm film THE GREAT SADNESS OF ZOHARA (1983-4/2k restoration) in a special screening along with Amy Halpern’s FALLING LESSONS. The screening was also a celebration of a new film book, FILM ELEGY, written/created by Laura Paul.

Menkes lead a discussion on November 23, 2024 about the beautiful documentary film NOCTURNES at Vista House, with film directors Anirban Dutta AND Anupama Srinivasan. Menkes originally met the directors when she taught at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), India’s premiere film school, where Anu was a student.

Menkes’s films are streaming widely on KANOPY, DA FILMS, MUBI (in some regions) and BRAINWASHED can be found on Amazon, Apple and at Kino Lorber among multiple other platforms.