NEW RELEASE TALLAHASSEE OUT NOW 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

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
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The Moveable Fest | Interview, August 2021
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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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