All of the short films in this program are only available to watch in Kansas.
Meet Melody; at fifteen, she is outspoken, intelligent and creative. Melody enjoys hanging out with her friends, keeping up with 70s pop culture, and dreams of performing in her school talent show. The problem? Her strict father, a traditionalist who shakes Melody's world overnight after sewing a zipper onto her mouth on her sixteenth birthday.
ZIP was inspired by the events currently happening in Iran. Under the current regime, Iranians are not allowed to hold hands, play chess, or listen to Western music. This film was created in honour of Iranian people still fighting for their freedom, with a special focus on the censorship of music and women's voices in Iran. #WomanLifeFreedom
- Year2023
- Runtime16 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Farsi
- CountryCanada
- PremiereWorld
- Rating13+
- Content WarningViolence against women, the current crisis in Iran, blood
- Social Media
- DirectorAva Maria Safai
- ProducerNicco Graham, Ava Maria Safai, Christopher Alexander Cook, Mandana Mehrghorbani, Caylee Watrin, Jonathan Gogoi
- CastGelareh Ghodrati, Ashkan Nejati, Gus Tayari, Tehillah Reid, Olivia Das, Kurt Long, Mr. Andrew Cowden, Jacob Shoemay, Oscar Chark, Soheil Khojasteh, Arghavan Ataran, Oula Hamadeh, Stephanie Florian
All of the short films in this program are only available to watch in Kansas.
Meet Melody; at fifteen, she is outspoken, intelligent and creative. Melody enjoys hanging out with her friends, keeping up with 70s pop culture, and dreams of performing in her school talent show. The problem? Her strict father, a traditionalist who shakes Melody's world overnight after sewing a zipper onto her mouth on her sixteenth birthday.
ZIP was inspired by the events currently happening in Iran. Under the current regime, Iranians are not allowed to hold hands, play chess, or listen to Western music. This film was created in honour of Iranian people still fighting for their freedom, with a special focus on the censorship of music and women's voices in Iran. #WomanLifeFreedom
- Year2023
- Runtime16 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Farsi
- CountryCanada
- PremiereWorld
- Rating13+
- Content WarningViolence against women, the current crisis in Iran, blood
- Social Media
- DirectorAva Maria Safai
- ProducerNicco Graham, Ava Maria Safai, Christopher Alexander Cook, Mandana Mehrghorbani, Caylee Watrin, Jonathan Gogoi
- CastGelareh Ghodrati, Ashkan Nejati, Gus Tayari, Tehillah Reid, Olivia Das, Kurt Long, Mr. Andrew Cowden, Jacob Shoemay, Oscar Chark, Soheil Khojasteh, Arghavan Ataran, Oula Hamadeh, Stephanie Florian