In the midst of a brutal revolution, an Iranian woman taken to an otherworldly prison with only her dismembered eye as a method of sight transforms into a symbol of hope and resistance against a totalitarian regime in a harrowing journey of defiance.

Narrative Short (In Development)

Director: Ariya Akhavan

Screenwriter(s): Anjini Taneja Azhar, Ariya Akhavan

Countries: United Kingdom, Canada, France

Producer(s): Anjini Taneja Azhar, Ali Mashayekhi

Executive Producers: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Ali Mashayekhi

Language(s): Farsi

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Companies: A Drink Before the War, Alambic Production, Landed Entertainment

‘The Scream of the Butterfly’

PRESS, AWARDS, & REVIEWS:

  • FINALIST (Award) - BlueCat Screenplay Competition

  • FINALIST PROFILE: THE SCREAM OF THE BUTTERFLY (Press) - BlueCat Screenplay Competition

  • FINALIST, TOP 5 (Award) - Film Pipeline

  • FINALIST (Award) - WritersxWriters

  • FINALIST, Honourable Mention (Award) - The SoCal Screenplay Competition

  • FINALIST (Award) - Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards Season 9

  • SILVER NIB WINNER (Award) - Let’s Make It Screenplay Competition

  • SEMIFINALIST (Award) - Screencraft Short Film Fund

  • SEMIFINALIST (Award) - Screencraft Short Film Screenplay Competition

  • SEMIFINALIST (Award) - Outstanding Screenplays

  • QUARTERFINALIST (Award) - Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition

  • QUARTERFINALIST (Award) - HollyShorts Screenwriting Competition

  • QUARTERFINALIST (Award) - Filmmatic Pitch Now Competition

  • QUARTERFINALIST (Award) - Filmmatic Sci-fi/ Fantasy Awards Season 2

  • HONOURABLE MENTION (Award) - The Finish Line Script Competition