FEATURE FILMS

THE OLIVE PRESS
Writer: Nadim Chammas and Samah El Kadi
Director: Samah El Kadi
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Psychological thriller

The Olive Press is an adaptation of El Kadi’s short film Baadarane, which is produced by Route 243 and is currently in post-production. 

THE BLOOMS
Writer/Director: Sama’an Ashrawi
Genre: Romance, Period, Musical

A period musical exploring the rise of Palestine’s first rock band Al-Bara’em in the 1960s, which Ashrawi’s father and uncle led.

 LIKE SALT
Writer/Director: Darine Hotait
Producer: Mevlut Akkaya
Genre: Time travel, Coming of age, Fantasy

The project received development support from the New York Council on the Arts, the North Manhattan Alliance for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Jerome Foundation, and the Arab Fund for Arts & Culture. 

MOKEB
Writer: Hana Fatima Dehradunwala
Genre: Comedy, Road Trip

A feature adaptation of the off-Broadway hit Mokeb that premiered at the Chain Theater to sold-out audiences in February 2025. Mokeb is a road trip comedy about a millennial’s spiritual journey across Iraq’s Arbaeen pilgrimage from Najaf to Karbala. 

THE HEARSE TO THE FINAL HOUSE OF HAPPINESS
Writer/Director: Wisam Jafari
Genre: Dark Comedy

TALLAHASSEE
Writer: Hala Alyan
Director: Darine Hotait
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

A feature film adaptation of the New Yorker short film Tallahassee.

TV SERIES

AWLAD BATTUTA
Creators: Darine Hotait & Hanna Atallah
Genre: Children & Youth