Rated PG-13, 117 minutes
Directed by Noora Niasari, 2023, Australia, Partially Subtitled
Inspired by writer/director Noora Niasari's childhood experiences, the story follows Shayda, a brave Iranian immigrant woman living in Australia who is raising her six-year-old daughter in an Australian women's shelter. 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. Winner of the Audience Award in the World Cinema at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.