Zar Amir Ebrahimi
| Born | July 9, 1981 |
| Hometown | Tehran, Iran |
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Italy Celebrates International Women’s Day by Bowing Iranian-Israeli Thriller ‘Tatami’ Alongside Rerelease of Box Office Hit ‘There’s Still Tomorrow’
- Italy, where debate over violence against women is currently raging, is celebrating International Women’s Day by becoming the first country to theatrically release “Tatami,” a female empowerment thriller about an Iranian judo fighter that made a splash in Venice and marks the first collaboration by Iranian and Israeli filmmakers. Italy’s BIM Distribuzione is bowing “Tatami” …
AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards | Best Lead Actress | Shayda (film) | Nominated |
| 2023 | Robert Award | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Holy Spider | Winner |
| 2023 | Deutscher Filmpreis | Best Actress | Holy Spider | Nominated |
| 2023 | Bodil Awards | Best Actress | Holy Spider | Nominated |
| 2022 | Cannes Film Festival | Best Actress | Holy Spider | Winner |
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‘Shayda’ Review: An Iranian Mother Fights For Her Daughter’s Future In Australia’s Powerful Oscar Submission
Danger is never very far away in Noora Niasari’s confident debut, a deeply personal tribute to a generation torn between tradition and modernity. Focusing on the title character, Shayda hangs on a vulnerable but powerful performance from Holy Spider’s Zar Amir Ebrahimi as an Iranian divorcée hiding out from her abusive ex, who may or …
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‘Shayda’s Noora Niasari Explores A Story Of Adversity And Empowerment Inspired By Her Own Childhood
A 5-year-old Iranian child and her mother find refuge in an Australian women’s shelter while on the run from an abusive ex in Noora Niasari’s Shayda. It’s a very personal story for Niasari because she was that little girl, played in the film by new discovery Selina Zahednia, with Zar Amir Ebrahimi starring as her mom, Shayda. Niasari knew it …
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How ‘Shayda’ Became a ‘Huge Healing Journey’ for the Director and Her Mother
TheWrap magazine: Noora Niasari's autobiographical debut about an Iranian immigrant fleeing an abusive husband spotlights the universality of domestic violence The post How ‘Shayda’ Became a ‘Huge Healing Journey’ for the Director and Her Mother appeared first on TheWrap.
- EntertainmentUnited Press International
Noora Niasari’s 'Shayda' finds connection in a true-life tale of displacement
Shayda, the debut feature by Tehran-born, Australia-based Noora Niasari, tells a deeply moving story based on the director's own childhood experience of fleeing domestic violence with her mother in a foreign country.
- EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
Venice Bowing ‘Tatami’ From Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir Ebrahimi Lands Global Sales (Exclusive)
Tatami, the groundbreaking Iranian drama co-directed by Oscar-winner Guy Nattiv (Golda, Skin) and Cannes best actress winner Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Shayda, Holy Spider), has landed a number of major international territory deals following its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. WestEnd Films has closed sales on the feature — the first to be co-directed by an …
- EntertainmentDeadline
‘Shayda’ Director Noora Niasari On The Painful True-Life Experience That Shaped Her Fiction Debut – TIFF Studio
SHAYDA Section: Centerpiece Director: Noora Niasari Screenwriter: Noora Niasari Logline: Noora Niasari’s fiction debut stars Zar Amir Ebrahimi as a survivor of domestic violence who wants to make a fresh start for herself and her daughter in Australia. Panelists: Noora Niasari (director) First Screening: September 13, 2:30 p.m. EST, TIFF Bell Lightbox. Key Quote: ““Shayda is a love letter to mothers …
- EntertainmentVariety
‘Tatami’ Review: Guy Nattiv and ‘Holy Spider’ Star Zar Amir Ebrahimi Co-Direct Potent Political Sport Thriller
Billed as the first feature film to be co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker, “Tatami” goes all in with a lean and tense narrative that is part sport movie, part political thriller — with both parts equally neatly realized. Directed by Guy Nattiv and “Holy Spider” lead actor Zar Amir Ebrahimi (who also …
- WorldReuters
Israeli-Iranian movie filmed undercover to avoid suspicion
The first production co-directed by Iranian and Israeli filmmakers had to be shot in secret to prevent possible interference by Tehran, directors Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv told Reuters on Sunday. "Tatami", a tense thriller centred on a world judo championship, got its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival at the weekend, receiving a standing ovation. Amir Ebrahimi and Nattiv shot the movie in Georgia, a country Iranians can easily visit.
- WorldVariety
Flash Mob Takes Over Venice’s Red Carpet, Shows Solidarity With Iranian People: ‘It’s About Freedom for All’
Venice Film Festival’s red carpet swapped glamour for politics on Saturday, hosting a flash mob in solidarity with the Iranian people, fighting against repression, as well as filmmakers who are being oppressed – and arrested – because of their work. Such as “Leila’s Brothers” director Saeed Roustaee, recently sentenced to six months in prison for …
- WorldDeadline
Jane Campion, Damien Chazelle & Zar Amir Ebrahimi Join Venice Flash Mob In Support Of Iran Protests
Jane Campion, Damien Chazelle, Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv joined a flash mob on the Venice Film Festival’s red carpet on Saturday in support of the Woman, Life, Freedom protests in Iran. They were among around 100 filmmakers, artists and pro-democracy activists joining the flashmob, which took place ahead of tonight’s gala screening of …
