Waterfall

2017       Australia       15 minutes       15+

Fourteen-year-old Zahra cannot come to terms with her Iranian mother’s new Australian fiancé, Peter. In an attempt to unite the family, Peter and Leila take Zahra on a road trip in search of a waterfall. As they travel deeper into the rainforest, Zahra’s growing tensions with Peter lead to an inevitable distance from the person she loves most.

Festivals

  • Melbourne International Film Festival 2017
  • Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival 2018
  • St Kilda Film Festival 2018
Director
Nora Niasari
Language
Persian & English with English Subtitles
Classification 
18+
Screenwriter
Nora Niasari
Producer
Mary Minas
Cinematographer 
Sherwin Akbarzadeh
Editor
Luca Cappelli, Nora Niasari
Cast
Asal Shenaveh, Gity Madani, Greg Stone

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