SHEHREZAD MAHER
19 mins | Digital | Color | 1.44: 1 | 2025
Synopsis
When Ayaan becomes a temporary caregiver for his grandmother, they find themselves adrift in the gulf of a language barrier. In the silence, specters of a colonial past shift how he sees strangers and himself.
Festivals
Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy, 2025
Hamptons International Film Festival, Hamptons, NY, 2025
New Orleans Film Festival, New Orleans, LA, 2025
Awards
Special Jury Prize for Directing, Hamptons International Film Festival
Press
Interview, Dawn (Images)
Interview, Boston Hassle
Review, Sunshine State Cineplex, The Curfew – A Brilliant Portrait of Generational Divides Between Culture and Colonialism" by Alan French
Interview, The New Current
Review, Unseen Films
Cast
Sathya Sridharan – Ayaan
Balinder Johal – Nayyer
Sara Haider – Zaynab
Rajesh Bose – Concierge/Fruit Seller
Chris Thorn – Neighbor
Salwa Khan – Speech Therapist
Crew
Writer and Director – Shehrezad Maher
Cinematographer – Dustin Lane
Producers – Lindsay Blair Goeldner, Meetra Javed
EPs – Fawzia Mirza, Andria Wilson Mirza, Shant Joshi
Line Producer – Ameer Kazmi
AD – Brandon Brumm
Costume designer – Katharina Windemuth
Sound Recording – Boris Krichevsky
AD – Brandon Brumm
HMU – Frances Bromley
Script Supervisor – Yajing Wu
Colorist - Sofya Lifanova
Composer – Zubin Hensler
VFX – Michael Hearty
Post-production producer – Lindsay Blair Goelder
Color and finishing – Picture House
Post production sound – Formosa Group
Sound mixers – John Dykstra, Eli Cohn
DCP mastering – RCO Color and Finishing
Made with the support of
The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
Islamic Scholarship Fund
Davey Foundation
Pano Network
Philadelphia Independent Media Fund
Production Company
Fae Pictures in association with Baby Daal Productions
Poster Design
Caspar Newbolt, Version Industries
Synopsis
When Ayaan becomes a temporary caregiver for his grandmother, they find themselves adrift in the gulf of a language barrier. In the silence, specters of a colonial past shift how he sees strangers and himself.
Festivals
Venice International Film Festival, Venice, Italy, 2025
Hamptons International Film Festival, Hamptons, NY, 2025
New Orleans Film Festival, New Orleans, LA, 2025
Awards
Special Jury Prize for Directing, Hamptons International Film Festival
Press
Interview, Dawn (Images)
Interview, Boston Hassle
Review, Sunshine State Cineplex, The Curfew – A Brilliant Portrait of Generational Divides Between Culture and Colonialism" by Alan French
Interview, The New Current
Review, Unseen Films
Cast
Sathya Sridharan – Ayaan
Balinder Johal – Nayyer
Sara Haider – Zaynab
Rajesh Bose – Concierge/Fruit Seller
Chris Thorn – Neighbor
Salwa Khan – Speech Therapist
Crew
Writer and Director – Shehrezad Maher
Cinematographer – Dustin Lane
Producers – Lindsay Blair Goeldner, Meetra Javed
EPs – Fawzia Mirza, Andria Wilson Mirza, Shant Joshi
Line Producer – Ameer Kazmi
AD – Brandon Brumm
Costume designer – Katharina Windemuth
Sound Recording – Boris Krichevsky
AD – Brandon Brumm
HMU – Frances Bromley
Script Supervisor – Yajing Wu
Colorist - Sofya Lifanova
Composer – Zubin Hensler
VFX – Michael Hearty
Post-production producer – Lindsay Blair Goelder
Color and finishing – Picture House
Post production sound – Formosa Group
Sound mixers – John Dykstra, Eli Cohn
DCP mastering – RCO Color and Finishing
Made with the support of
The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
Islamic Scholarship Fund
Davey Foundation
Pano Network
Philadelphia Independent Media Fund
Production Company
Fae Pictures in association with Baby Daal Productions
Poster Design
Caspar Newbolt, Version Industries