Shayda – Q&A Preview Screening

Shayda – Q&A Preview Screening

Tuesday, September 26 @ 6:30pm

Featuring a live and in-person Q&A with director Noora Niasari, producer Vincent Sheehan, and cast members Leah Purcell and Osamah Sami. 

Be the first to see the incredibly powerful new Australian drama, SHAYDA, followed by a live discussion with director Noora Niasari, producer Vincent Sheehan, and cast members Leah Purcell and Osamah Sami.

A young Iranian mother and her six-year-old daughter finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter during the two weeks of Iranian New Year (Nowrooz) which is celebrated as a time of renewal and rebirth. Aided by the strong community of women at the refuge they seek their freedom in this new world of possibilities, only to find themselves facing the violence they tried so hard to escape.