TALLAHASSEE OUT EXCLUSIVELY ON THE NEW YORKER

“Tallahassee makes an unconcealed nod to the loneliness and secrecy around mental illness, and the crushing solitude of lying. One of the triumphs of “Tallahassee” is its generosity. ”
— The New Yorker
“Audience Award Best Narrative Short”
— Twin Cities Mizna Film Festival
“Nominated Best Narrative Short”
— 22nd Woodstock Film Festival
“Nominated El Gouna Star for Best Narrative Short”
— El Gouna Film Festival
“In Tallahassee, the director shows that no one should ever feel alone, no matter how isolated one may see themselves. Tallahassee extends that clarity to audiences while bringing home the feeling of celebration. The casting is on point throughout this really ambitious narrative.”
— Stephen Saito, Moveable Fest

LATEST PUBLICATION:

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO OF GRAMMY-NOMINATED JAZZ ALBUM ONA

World Premiere on FORBES

“A powerful music video, directed by Darine Hotait, brings this song to life on screen, led by a virtually all-female creative team.”
— Micah Hendler, Forbes
“An incredibly accomplished individual who have worn so many hats as a writer, director, and entrepreneur.”
— Femme Revamp
“Darine Hotait a un Cinéma particulier, empreint de poésie toute en subtilité, et portrayant des femmes libres, fortes et indépendantes.”
— Femme Magazine
“Hotait flirts with ideals that go beyond the norm of Arab-American culture.”
— The Establishment

LIKE SALT

“Excellent”
— The Utah Review
“Filmed with mastery”
— Médiaterranée, Paris
“Extraordinary Moving Film”
— Women Cinemakers Berlin
“Darine Hotait’s Like Salt is a masterful work signed with intelligence and precise humor.”
— New York New Women Voices In Film 

I SAY DUST

“A thoughtful film”
— Eye For Film
“This film packs a punch.”
— The Establishment
“Delicate. Intense. Exciting.”
— Medfilm
“Surrender to a world without attachments.”
— LatinArab
“Cleverly written, curiously directed & brilliantly performed.”
— Women Media Arts & Film

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LATEST INTERVIEWS

. The New Yorker | Review/Interview, January 2022
. The Moveable Fest | Interview, August 2021
. Femme Revamp | Interview, November 2020
. MovieMaker Magazine | Video Interview, March 2019
. Femme Magazine | Interview, October 2018
. Women Cinemakers |Interview, August 2018
. On Orient | Interview, August 2018 (in French)
.  We Are Moving Stories | Interview, July 2018
. France 24 | Interview, July 2018
. Artist Portrait, Institut Du Monde Arabe | Interview

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