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.
Director:
Writer:
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Shayda
Selina Zahednia
Mona
Leah Purcell
Joyce
Jillian Nguyen
Vi
Osamah Sami
Hossein
Mojean Aria
Farhad
Rina Mousavi
Elly
Lucinda Armstrong Hall
Renee
Bev Killick
Cathy
Jack Bonser
Night Club Member (uncredited)
Eve Morey
Lara
Alanna Ha Quach
Jill
Avina Ha Quach
Jenny
Luka Sero
Tobias
Shayan Askari
Parviz
Zohreh Farid
Maryam
Tina Khabazian
Mrs Bagheri
Asal Daram
Roya
Catherine Glavicic
Miranda
Nicole Gulasekharam
Deb
Jerome Meyer
Pierre
Sepideh Fallah
Ghazal Ghazanfari
Oona lux Nelson-Moore
Baby Dylan
Hannah Moore
Annabelle
Christopher Dimattina
Liam McCarthy
Tiana Hogben
Female Waiter
Fariborz Pakzamir
Stall Owner
Marjan Mesbahi
Shopkeeper
Kamran Motamedi
Iranian Husband
Nasibeh Irani
Iranian Mother
Shaliz Hosseini
Iranian Wife
Aban Qajarnia
Iranian Son
Rayan Aridi
Drummer
Behrouz Harvasi
Fire Jumper
Sarah Harvasi
Fire Jumper
Mustafa Amiri
Aurnab As-Saber
Faouzi Daghistani
Yazdaneh Galt
Elham Baghbani
Negin Emamgholi
Mohsen Panahi Erdi
Mr. Bagheri
Sabrina Sanavandi
Bahar
Ehsan Bayatfar
Reza
Zac Garmsiri
Nafiseh Hamidi
Mohsen Hashemnejad
Porsha Ghorbanpour
Forouzan Ghorbanpour
Phillip McInnes
Police Officer
Iopu Auva'a
Meleah Smedley
Michael Robins
Michael Robins
Silas James
Extended Preview
"See the Stars" Official Clip
SHAYDA Q+A at AFI Fest 2023
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Official Trailer
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Meet the Artist 2023: Noora Niasari on “Shayda”
