# Palestinian-Jordanian Filmmaker Darin J. Sallam on the Backlash to ‘Farha’: ‘I Never Regretted It’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/palestinian-jordanian-filmmaker-darin-j-sallam-on-the-backlash-to-farha-i-never-regretted-it/
- Published: 2026-11-02T10:48:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T11:16:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/darin-j-sallam-backlash-farha-1236937302/
- Topics: Middle East, World

## Key points

- Sallam says she has no regrets about making “Farha”.
- The film’s Netflix release prompted backlash and online abuse.
- Her next film explores women, grief and injustice in 1938.

## Summary

Darin J. Sallam says she has never regretted making “Farha”, her debut film about a Palestinian girl during the Nakba. Its release brought intense criticism and online abuse, but Sallam says the film’s impact continues to resonate and that personal stories can make history more human and affecting.

Inspired by a Palestinian refugee’s story passed down through her mother, “Farha” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2021, became Jordan’s Oscar submission and later streamed on Netflix. Sallam says she has been unable to travel to Palestine since its release. Her next feature, “Churching of Women”, is set in the Levant in 1938 and follows a pioneering female author confined to an asylum; the project is in advanced development and financing.

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