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The Next Best Picture Podcast

Interview With "Shayda" Director/Writer Noora Niasari

The Next Best Picture Podcast

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2542 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

"Shayda" had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for World Cinema Dramatic Competition. It has been selected as an Australian entry in the Best International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards and stars Cannes Best Actress winner Zar Amir Ebrahimi ("Holy Spider") in a powerful role that has been moving audiences across various film festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival. Director/Writer Noora Niasari joined us for a few minutes to speak about her directorial debut, which is now playing in limited release from Sony Pictures Classics. Please be sure to check out the film and take a listen below. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You were listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Daniel Howitt's interview with the director and writer for Sheda, Nora Miasari.

0:10.0

Dian, Noro, the day, the day of the first of all of all.

0:16.0

No, it may beware.

0:18.0

Laura, this is Shada. She's here with her daughter, Maraucho. My sock shop, my sock shop.

0:21.6

Lara, this is Shader.

0:23.6

She's here with her daughter, Mona.

0:25.6

I was like, I just undergimikimkani.

0:27.6

Who means Shadha?

0:29.6

By home name, he's chishore.

0:31.6

The judges issued Hossein temporary access.

0:34.6

I don't know.

0:35.6

It means Hossein can see see one alone, unsupervised.

0:42.4

Salam.

0:44.0

Sal.

0:45.1

Well, first of all, Nora, thank you so much for your film.

0:50.0

Such a beautiful movie.

0:51.5

I got to see it in Toronto and was just floored. So thanks for your time.

0:56.6

I appreciate it. Oh, I'm so glad that you saw it on the big screen. Yes, yes. I was going to ask you

1:01.4

about that. You know, this is your first feature playing at every film festival pretty much,

1:07.6

winning Sundance. What's it been like to watch your film with an audience?

1:13.3

It's been the most rewarding part of the journey.

1:18.3

You know, I never imagine the film resonating this much,

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