Shayda
Shayda, a young Iranian woman living in Australia, finds refuge in a women’s shelter with her 6-year-old daughter, Mona. Having fled her husband, Hossein, and filed for divorce, Shayda struggles to maintain normalcy for Mona. Buoyed by the approach of Nowruz, she tries to forge a fresh start with new and unfettered freedoms. But when a judge grants Hossein visitation rights, he reenters their life, stoking Shayda’s fear that he’ll attempt to take Mona back to Iran.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Selina Zahednia, Leah Purcell, Jillian Nguyen, Osamah Sami, Mojean Aria, Rina Mousavi, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Bev Killick, Jack Bonser, Eve Morey, Alanna Ha Quach, Avina Ha Quach
Crew: Noora Niasari (Director), Vincent Sheehan (Producer), Cate Blanchett (Executive Producer), Andrew Upton (Executive Producer), Coco Francini (Executive Producer)