SHAYDA

SHAYDA is now available for streaming in Australia/NZ and North America.

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. SHAYDA was Australia’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

Written, Directed & Produced by Noora Niasari.

Produced by Vincent Sheehan, Executive Produced by Cate Blanchett.

Starring Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Selina Zahednia, Leah Purcell, Mojean Aria, Osamah Sami, Jillian Nguyen & Rina Mousavi.

AWARDS

2023 Sundance Film Festival - WINNER - Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic

76th DGA Awards - NOMINEE - First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Director

2024 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards - NOMINEE - 9 Categories

2023 Australian Directors Guild Awards - WINNER - Best Direction in a Feature Film

2023 CinefestOZ Film Festival - WINNER - Best Australian Film Prize

31st Filmfest Hamburg - WINNER - NDR Young Talent Award for Debut Feature Film

2023 Women Film Critics Circle - NOMINEE - Adrienne Shelley Award

FILM FESTIVALS

Official Selection; 2023 Sundance Film Festival, 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, 76th Locarno Film Festival, 2023 AFI Fest, 67th BFI London Film Festival, 28th Busan International Film Festival, 71st Melbourne International Film Festival, 59th Chicago International Film Festival, 31st Hamptons International Film Festival, 47th São Paolo International Film Festival, 38th Mar Del Plata International Film Festival, 29th Athens International Film Festival, 2023 Jakarta World Cinema Week, 31st Filmfest Hamburg, 50th Film Fest Gent, 2023 Stockholm International Film Festival, 2023 CinefestOZ, 2024 Palm Springs International Film Festival.