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Ava Maria Safai

2023 • 16m

On her 16th birthday, singer-songwriter Melody awakens with a zipper sewn to her mouth. A story about the voiceless, who must fight to be heard.

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Cast

Gelareh Ghodrati

Gelareh GhodratiMelody Heydari

Ashkan Nejati

Ashkan NejatiZahhak Heydari

Gus Khosrowkhani

Gus KhosrowkhaniGhodrat Ghorbani

Tehillah Reid

Tehillah ReidClover Ellis

Olivia Das

Olivia DasOlivia Kowalski

Kurt Long

Kurt LongMr. Andrew Cowden

Jacob Shoemay

Jacob ShoemayDean Mathers

Oscar Chark

Oscar CharkMax Long

Soheil KhojastehOmid Ghorbani

Asal Torabi

Asal TorabiAzadeh Ghorbani

Arghavan AtaranZara Ghorbani

Oula HamadehFatemeh Ghorbani

Stephanie Florian

Stephanie FlorianCanadian Reporter (voice)

Crew

Ava Maria Safai

Ava Maria SafaiDirector

Syd Castle

Syd CastleWriter

Nic Altobelli

Nic AltobelliCo-Producer

Grace Chin

Grace ChinExecutive Producer

Kent Donguines

Kent DonguinesExecutive Producer

Cody Kearsley

Cody KearsleyCo-Producer

Darby Steeves

Darby SteevesAssociate Producer

Caylee Watrin

Caylee WatrinProducer

Matt Wells

Matt WellsColorist

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