THE 51 FUND · 09. December 2023

The film Shayda, produced by Dirty Films, Kate Blanchett, The 51 FUND, has been nominated in the following categories:

THE 51 FUND · 21. October 2023

Here's the official US poster for Noora Niasari's Shayda film, starring Zar Amir Ebrahimi. Shayda is produced by The 51 FUND and Gabrielle Dubois. The film is officially Australia's entry for Best International Feature Film Academy Award at the Oscars 2024, and coming soon in US theaters via SonyClassics.

THE 51 FUND · 20. September 2023

In 2023, wherever it is played, the film Shayda, written, directed and co-produced by Noora Niasari, is applauded. Shayda, a brave Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter with her 6-year-old daughter. Over Persian New Year...

THE 51 FUND · 14. February 2023

I am thrilled to share that Shayda by Noora Niasari has been acquired by Sony Pictures classics after the Sundance festival 2023! Shayda is produced by Dirty Films and The 51 Fund.

THE 51 FUND · 01. February 2023

Shayda is a film written and directed by Australian Noora Niasari. It tells the story of growing up with her Iranian mother in Australia, who fled her husband Hossein and took refuge in a women's shelter. Vulnerability, beauty, conflict, courage, poetry....