Arab Film Fest Tulsa // Co-organized by Moheb Soliman, Circle Cinema, Mizna and TAF – award-winning director Darine Hotait at a special Filmmaker Focus

2 pm Sun Oct 24 – 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗶𝘁 (ticket includes closing reception)

Explore the short films of award-winning director Darine Hotait at a special Filmmaker Focus program. Following the films, Darine will join Circle Cinema via zoom for a live virtual chat to discuss her work, share insights, and take questions.

Based in New York, Darine Hotait is an American #Lebanese writer and film director of a dozen award-winning narrative short films. Her work focuses on the politics of identity, Arab & African diaspora, science fiction, and magical realism.

The program will include her newest short, Tallahassee. The 22-minute drama is the portrayal of a young woman’s re-entry into the world, a meditation on the enormous task of life after grief. Framed in the context of diaspora, this film grants a glimpse into the struggles of mental illness, an issue often silenced and pathologized in Arab culture.