Film

Shayda

Piazza Grande

Australia · 2023 · DCP 4K · Color · 118' · o.v. English / Farsi

Closing Ceremony

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Shayda, a brave Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter with her six-year-old daughter. Over Persian New Year, they take solace in Nowruz rituals and new beginnings, but when her estranged husband re-enters their lives, Shayda’s path to freedom is jeopardized.
I am in awe of the millions of mothers and daughters fighting for their basic human rights. This film is dedicated to my mother – who found freedom for herself and for her daughter in Australia – and the brave women and girls of Iran.

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Director

Noora Niasari

Screenplay

Noora Niasari

Cast

Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Selina Zahednia, Osamah Sami, Leah Purcell, Jillian Nguyen, Mojean Aria

Producer

Vincent Sheehan, Noora Niasari

Executive producer

Cate Blanchett, Andrew Upton, Coco Francini, Caitlin Gold, Lindsay Lanzillotta, Lois Scott, Naomi McDougall Jones, Nivedita Kulkarni, Gabrielle Stewart, Tom Grievson

Line producer

Laura Faulkner

Associate producer

Anwyn Watkins, Keiran Watson-Bonnice

Production design

Josephine Wagstaff

Cinematography

Sherwin Akbarzadeh

Editing

Elika Rezaee

Sound design

Livia Ruzic

Music

Kate Dean

Art director

Mandi Bialek-Wester

Costume design

Zohie Castellano

Hair/Make-up

Selena Pertzel

Post-production

Stella Do, Rob Sarroff

Casting

Anousha Zarkesh

Production

Origma 45

Dirty Films
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The 51 Fund

International sales

HanWay Films
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