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Shayda (2023), directed by Noora Niasari
Shayda and her six-year-old daughter find refuge in an Australian women's shelter during the two weeks of the Iranian New Year. Dir. Noora Niasari's feature-length debut is inspired by her mother's and her own experiences.
#shayda#shayda 2023#noora niasari#zar amir ebrahimi#is so <3333#dailyworldcinema#women directors#filmedit#screencaps#post#remind me to gif when i cannn
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Director Noora Niasari on the set of Shayda
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Watch this movie and then call your mom
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Shayda - Film Review
Based on real-life experiences, this tender and harrowing movie is an impressive and deeply felt debut telling the story of an Iranian mother and her daughter trying to rebuild their lives in Australia.
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"Shayda"
An intimate story of female empowerment and endurance in a cultural system that often treats females as second class citizens. #Shayda #Sundance2023
The tenacity of a mother’s love provides the strong foundation for writer / director Noora Niasari‘s “Shayda,” a harrowing portrait of an Iranian woman who is doing her best to make the most of a terrible situation. This intimate story is one of female empowerment and endurance in a cultural system that often treats females as second class citizens.
Shayda (Zar Amir-Ebrahimi) is a young mother…
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Some 2023-2024 Films from MENA/SWANA Filmmakers
The Mother of All Lies (2023). Dir. Asmae El Moudir
A Gaza Weekend (2023). Dir. Basil Khalil
The Persian Version (2023). Dir. Maryam Keshavarz
Challengers (2024). Dir. Luca Guadagnino
Goodbye Julia (2023). Dir. Mohamed Kordofani
The Burderned (2023). Dir. Amr Gamal
Shayda (2024). Dir. Noora Niasari
Exodus (2023). Dir. Abbe Hassan
Fremont (2023). Dir. Babak Jalali
Animalia (2023). Dir. Sofia Alaoui
#luca guadagnino#maryam keshavarz#challengers#the persian version#a gaza weekend#basil khalil#the mother of all lies#palestinain#Asmae El Moudir#algerian#fremont#Babak Jalali#afghan#abbe hassan#lebanese#exodus#animalia#Sofia Alaoui#saudi arabian#saudi#the burdened#yemeni#amr gamal#film#swana appreciation#mena appreciation
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top 5 films
monster (2023) dir. hirokazu kore-eda
shayda (2023) dir. noora niasari
four daughters (2023) dir. kaouther ben hania
inshallah a boy (2023) dir. amjad al-rasheed
godzilla minus one (2023) dir. takashi yamazaki
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New Fiction 2024 - March
Dark Disciple by Christie Golden (2015)
I couldn't binge SW without going to the library like the old days to grab one of the recent EU novels. This one continues the Asajj Ventress arc that was cut from the final Clone Wars seasons, and I'm ambivalent about the course of events. But it looks like I chose the perfect time to read it because the final season of The Bad Batch will address things that annoyed me about the ending.
Cathedral by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels (2002)
It was feeling a bit shaky in the previous novel (This Gray Spirit) with a lot of time spent on less interesting nuance, but this novel saves this short series by trimming off the expositional fat and keeping up the pace. The cliffhanger ending was fantastic and I've been jittery waiting until I can move on to the next one.
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale by Herman Melville (1851)
Herman, pal, I know what you were going for with the middle 2/3 of this book, but that really should've been a standalone expansion. Tolkien (or maybe his editors) knew to leave that to its own thing. In any case, WHAT A BOOK. How is this from the mid-1800s? Great beginning, great ending, interesting middle for those who can get through the instructional texts on whales and whaling.
"leave your laundry on the floor for them" by Pocketss (2024)
It's good to recycle.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor dev. Respawn Entertainment (2023)
I miss some of the more alien environments from the first game. They definitely borrowed spaghetti western cues from Mandalorian for this, and you see below how much I gripe about that show's influence. Cal's still kind of a dud. But it's great overall. What a fun, huge, expensive-looking game. How does any SW developer going forward beat this?!
Drive-Away Dolls dir. Ethan Coen (2024)
It's reaching out toward those 90s crime comedies the Coens had going, but just kinda falls short. I can't put a finger on what exactly is missing. Maybe it doesn't go far enough?
Madame Web dir. S.J. Clarkson (2024)
One of those laugh-at-the-dialogue-that-isn't-meant-to-be-funny affairs.
Perfect Days dir. Wim Wenders (2024)
I've over the moon for this movie. Just perfect in every way. I felt it in my bones, watched it ten times at theaters all over the area as I chased down showtimes, and I'll gladly watch it again.
The Peasants dir. DK Welchman & Hugh Welchman (2024)
Holy crap, I missed Loving Vincent but this makes me wanna go and check that out, because this animation technique is gorgeous. All of the performances were great, too.
Stopmotion dir. Robert Morgan (2024)
Stopmotion, puppets, horror, madness. It's a perfect combination.
The Taste of Things dir. Tran Anh Hung (2024)
I haven't seen food shot this beautifully since Food Wars.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training dir. Haruo Sotozaki (2024)
Never watched an episode before and I can say that was a helluva fight.
Maestro dir. Bradley Cooper (2023)
Man, I mean, he did it, he sure damn did it, but should he have?
Land of Bad dir. William Eubank (2024)
When the shit hits the fan.
Imaginary dir. Jeff Wadlow (2024)
I was in from the get-go, but it did need a certain something. Maybe 25% more creepy toys.
Love Lies Bleeding dir. Rose Glass (2024)
You'll think you know where it's going but it does not go there.
The American Society of Magical Negroes dir. Kobi Libii (2024)
Justice Smith and An-Li Bogan did amazing work in The American Society of Magical Negroes. Everyone in the cast and crew, really, but they portrayed a lot of complicated feelings and fears with aplomb and also had a really sweet romantic scene that got to me like no romantic scene in recent memory. I fell for Bogan’s character just like Smith’s character did. (And they respond to that by the end.)
Shayda dir. Noora Niasari (2023)
Scheming and plotting to convince my higher-ups to cast Zar Amir Ebrahimi in any of our projects because I just wanna see her cast in more stuff.
One Life dir. James Hawes (2023)
More than most of us.
Problemista dir. Julio Torres (2024)
When there's no choice but to suffer and no one will understand.
Luca dir. Enrico Casarosa (2021)
Oh, this is just The Little Mermaid retold (affectionate).
Late Night with the Devil dir. Cameron Cairnes & Colin Cairnes (2024)
They needed more insanity and a higher frequency of it.
Immaculate dir. Michael Mohan (2024)
Whoa BUDDY, props to Sweeney for going for it in the end.
Exhuma dir. Jang Jae Hyun (2024)
I feel like I'm missing a critical cultural understanding here to get past my tepid response.
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 dir. Rhys Frake-Waterfield (2024)
I didn't need to do this again.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire dir. Adam Wingard (2024)
Closing in on minimal humans and maximum giant monsters.
The Bad Batch - Season 2 (2023)
Yep, nailed it. They have great character moments here and it continues the tradition of "oh the clones are more interesting than most everyone else."
Andor (2022)
First half is two thumbs up, second half is one shaky thumb up. Big Mandalorian vibes with the whole return from whence you came narrative arc. I'd like to see them break away from Favreau's influence (I unfairly pin the live action ups and downs on him).
The Mandalorian - Season 3 (2023)
It's getting weird with the father figure thing. And it's befuddling when one has to catch a different show to understand key beats in Mandalorian and Grogu's story. Hype status for more seasons is low.
Ahsoka (2023)
The get-togethers are fun, but it meanders a bit and the ending was a headscratcher. Great combat and Star Wars-iness though. I'd come back for more with a hopeful glint in my eye.
Star Wars Resistance (2018-2020)
They could've had something good here, but they really whiffed most of season 1. It starts to get good at the end of s1 and maybe through half of s2, but then they seemed to tie things up hastily when they knew they were getting cancelled. Can't recommend. :(
Tales of the Jedi (2022)
Anthology Star Wars?! Anthology Star Wars!! They make me care about characters from the movies that meant nothing to me, as is Filoni and co's way.
Star Wars: Visions (2021-2023)
MORE anthology Star Wars?!! And "Screecher's Reach" in the second season kinda wrecked me. Just typing this out makes me think of it again and the tears well. It's from the Secret of Kells studio and it's just a phenomenal short. Both anthology shows are must-watch.
The Outer Limits - Volume 2 (1964)
I'm surprised how little of this first season carries through to the 90s revival that I love so much.
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Movie Review: An Iranian Mom struggles to free herself and her daughter from an abusive marriage and oppressive patriarchy -- "Shayda"
A wary unease hangs over “Shayda,” the debut feature film of Iranian-born filmmaker Noora Niasari.
In simplest terms, it’s a domestic melodrama, a story of a custody fight against the Islamic patriarchy of fundamentalist Iran. But what the viewer absorbs is the quiet, relentless fear of where we and the title character believe this story is heading.
Shayda, portrayed in a tense, quiet and…
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Zar Amir Ebrahimi in Shayda (2023, Noora Niasari)
#zar amir ebrahimi#an excuse to stare at her for 2 hours. time well spent hello?#shayda#shayda 2023#noora niasari#dailyworldcinema#filmedit#filmgifs#cinemasource#women directors#gifs#ok my love is shortlived. just found out who else she worked with last year.... oh 3 days of blissful ignorance
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new-to-me #28 - Shayda
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Shayda (2023)
dir. Noora Niasari
#shayda#australian cinema#video#noora niasari#zahra amir ebrahimi#osamah sami#leah purcell#eve morey#upcoming world films#women directors#wc news
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Shayda: Directed by Noora Niasari. With Leah Purcell, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mojean Aria, Osamah Sami. A young Iranian mother and her six-year-old daughter find refuge in an Australian women's shelter during the two weeks of the Iranian New Year (Nowruz).
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O sindicato dos diretores dos Estados Unidos revelou os indicados ao DGA Awards 2024. A cerimônia acontece no dia 10 de fevereiro.
Confira abaixo:
-Melhor direção
Greta Gerwig (Barbie)
Yorgos Lanthimos (Pobres criaturas)
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer)
Alexander Payne (Os rejeitados)
Martin Scorsese (Assassinos da lua das flores)
-Melhor estreia na direção
Cord Jefferson (American Fiction)
Manuela Martelli (Chile ‘76)
Noora Niasari (Shayda)
A.V. Rockwell (A Thousand and One)
Celine Song (Vidas passadas)
-Melhor direção em série de drama
The Last of Us - Peter Hoar
Succession - Becky Martin
Succession - Mark Mylod
Succession - Andrij Parekh
Succession - Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman
-Melhor direção em série de comédia
Ted Lasso - Erica Dunton
Barry - Bill Hader
Ted Lasso - Declan Lowney
O Urso - Christopher Storer
O Urso - Ramy Youssef
-Melhor direção em filme de TV ou minisserie
Toda Luz Que Não Podemos Ver - Shawn Levy
Uma Questão de Química - Tara Miele
Uma Questão de Química - Millicent Shelton
Uma Questão de Química - Sarah Adinah Smith
Daisy Jones & The Six - Nzingha Stewart
-Melhor direção em programa infantil
Percy Jackson e os Olimpianos - James Bobin
American Born Chinese - Destin Daniel Cretton
Goosebumps - Rob Letterman
Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School - Amy Schatz
American Born Chinese - Dinh Thai
-Melhor direção em documentário
Bobi Wine: The People’s President - Moses Bwayo & Christopher Sharp
20 Days in Mariupol - Mstyslav Chernov
Beyond Utopia - Madeleine Gavin
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie - Davis Guggenheim
Kokomo City - D. Smith
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