Credit: Sony Pictures Classics Drawing on her own childhood experiences, writer/director Noora Niasari makes a riveting feature debut with Shayda. Set in '90s Australia, this drama centers on an ...

Here are the best movies Bilge Ebiri and Alison Willmore saw in 2024. Noora Niasari’s debut is based on her own childhood ...

A young Iranian mother takes refuge in an Australian women's shelter with her six-year-old daughter during the two weeks of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Her path to freedom is jeopardised when ...

"Shayda," a breakout indie movie from Noora Niasari, and Kitty Green's high-temperature drama "The Royal Hotel" were named best film winners at the annual SPA Awards, presented by the Screen ...