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- HMF’s THE LETTER Takes Manhattan
- THE LETTER: Second New York Theatrical Release
- NEW YORK TIMES Review: "… Responsible and intelligent, and important as a record of a disturbing incident.”
- NEW YORK POST Review: "A documentary thrill-ride... THE LETTER... moves as breathlessly as a Hollywood thriller — only it's much more frightening, because it's true."
- HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Review: “A powerful and timely portrait… An important social document that merits widespread exposure.”
- THE VILLAGE VOICE Review: “An affecting, straightforward presentation of tightly knit, contrapuntal interviews and crosscut rally footage.”
- NEW YORK MAGAZINE Review: Critic's Pick!
- "...Here is a true story with an 'inciting incident' that resonates with significance about race, culture, community, and the world itself. ...This essential expose could be used in classrooms and should be seen way beyond them. A must-see." Eric Monder, Film Journal International
- …A powerful chronicle of the impact a group of Somali refugees had when they were relocated to a sleepy Maine town.” Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
- "Were it simply a case of truth being stranger than fiction, Syrian-born filmmaker Ziad Hamzeh's America-set doc would sport one of the year's most thrilling plots." Matt Prigge, Philadelphia Weekly
- “…Articulate and incisive… The film serves as a provocative cautionary tale on intolerance, scapegoating, and myopic vision, and a compelling portrait of the human imperative for empathy and solidarity.” Acquarello, Strictly Film School
- THE ONION Review: "THE LETTER... captures the events of the day and the furor leading up to them, in a rapidly edited, emotionally draining blitz of soundbites and street fights. ...THE LETTER makes effective drama." Noel Murray
- WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Review: "THE LETTER... sheer narrative power and dramatic cohesiveness. ...It is a startling drama, and all the more chilling in its truth." Alison Wielgus
- CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Review: "Revealing and harrowing."
 David Sterritt
- THE NEW YORK SUN Review: "...Thoughtful and revealing... It's a sober look at bigotry, fear, and hate unwarranted in the context of rural America... THE LETTER is a valuable document." Edward Goldberger
- THE LETTER United Kingdom/European Premiere
- THE LETTER Celebrates Black History Month with New York Theatrical Release
- THE LETTER heralded by The Southern Poverty Law Center and Tolerance.org.
- Canadian Journalists for Human Rights Special Screening of THE LETTER
- PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE Review: "A compelling chronicle of events... Hamzeh expertly builds the tension... THE LETTER is a great war of words." Scott Mervis
- MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL STAR TRIBUNE Review: “An excellent case study… The director, Ziad Hamzeh, does not simply pit the bad guys against the good, but reveals the complicated layers of reason and myth, good-hearted intentions and prejudice, that fuel attitudes toward difference in small communities.” Kristin Tillotson
- PORTLAND PRESS HERALD Review: “An accomplished, vibrating, fast-paced documentary… skillfully designed by Hamzeh… Hamzeh keeps his film boiling, escalating from the mere disturbing to an American nightmare in modern times. …Dynamic, focused and compelling.” Marty Meltz
- PULP ON-LINE Review: “Hamzeh takes great measures to capture both sides, interviewing the hate activists and…the Somalis and those who accepted them and promoted diversity… The film provides background and insight… and acts as a small anecdote to race tensions as a whole and how they can divide and potentially destroy a community.” Cindy Yogmas
- THE LIBRARY JOURNAL Review: “THE LETTER makes for committed filmmaking that can grab any audience and provoke reflection.” Recommended! Jeff Clark
- WOLF MOON PRESS Review: “THE LETTER is storytelling and filmmaking at its finest. A terrific documentary.” Laurie Meunier Graves
- THE CAPITAL WEEKLY Review: "THE LETTER is an accomplished documentary… A powerful statement…” Charles Robinson
- BANGOR DAILY NEWS Review: “Ziad Hamzeh has done an admirable job illuminating racism in America.” Liz Chapman
- H-NET Reviews, Department of History, Wellesley College
- HAMZEH MYSTIQUE FILMS OPENS “THE LETTER” AT AFI FEST 2003
- CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY "THE LETTER" TO SCREEN AT THE 2004 PAN-AFRICAN FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL
- "THE LETTER" NOMINATED FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY AT THE 2004 PAN-AFRICAN FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL
- "THE LETTER" OFFICIAL SELECTIONS AT THE 2004 MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND THE 2004 NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
- "THE LETTER" SELECTED AS OPENING NIGHT FILM AT THE 2004 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
- LISTEN TO WRITER/DIRECTOR ZIAD HAMZEH'S INTERVIEW ON NPR's "HERE AND NOW"
- HAMZEH MYSTIQUE FILMS UNSEALS “THE LETTER”
- CONTROVERSIAL DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE FROM "THE LETTER" SUBPOENAED IN FEDERAL MURDER SOLICITATION TRIAL OF MATTHEW HALE
- LA WEEKLY Review: "...A thoughtful, historically grounded, and utterly absorbing look at a quintessential American experience."
- FILM THREAT WEEKLY Review: "...As an affecting work of compassionate craftsmanship, THE LETTER delivers."
- AFI FEST 2003 NEWS: "Fireworks were bursting out if theatre-13, site of the World Premiere
of Ziad H. Hamzeh's THE LETTER."
- MOBIUS, From Hong Kong to Hollywood Review: ..."THE LETTER is a great, thoughtful documentary."
- VARIETY Review: "Ziad H. Hamzeh's THE LETTER is an especially dramatic work…
of polemical reportage on racism in America."
- THE MOVIE TIMES critics rate THE LETTER "A" "Excellent!"
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