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Yara Shahidi is directing a short film for Refinery29, and has enlisted the help of her mother, Keri Shahidi, and her father, Afshin Shahidi.
The actress is directing a short film through Refinery29’s Shatterbox Anthology, which is a series of shorts directed by women in order to provide a platform to tell these stories.
Via Shadow and Act:
Yara wrote the script with grown-ish writer Jordan Reddout, which, along with her own experiences, is inspired by the 1956 French film The Red Balloon, the podcast “99% Invisible.” Her mother, Keri Shahidi is executive producer and her father Afshin Shahidi serve as director of photography.
“The story centers around one character who we have aptly titled ‘X,’ and it’s X’s journey through L.A. — a day in the life — but also a larger commentary on what it’s like to maneuver through a space that you don’t own or have ownership of,” Shahidi told The Los Angeles Times.
Directing really makes you stick to your voice and have the ability to back it up, saying, ‘This is how I want to do it.’ Of course you have to make compromises here and there, but it really did remind me to not be so willing to (make compromises), and to feel empowered to execute my vision,” the actress concluded.
We will get to see Shahidi’s directorial debut later this year.
