https://www.nessa-aref.com/work daily 0.75 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628208001482-SZNHR1IXFQ64HE2LWQXZ/TheMirrorKeyArt_v1.4.jpeg Director - The mirror Director/Co-Writer Winner of the 2019 Top 6 films in Crazy8s The Mirror is a coming-of-age thriller about Olivia, a rebellious teenager tries outrun her abandonment issues by hiding in a strange abandoned house instead of going to prom. But when the strange spinning mirror in the house starts to talk back to her, Olivia and her friends are forced to face everything she has been avoiding. Streaming now on Alter! Website The short is currently being developed into a feature length film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628207609387-7X5I26ZB4S3EYOT1EIZU/MIRR_MirrorSpin0.jpg Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628207622836-P1WKQE0EWCSXAJ3WEIG6/MIRR_Depressed0.jpg Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628207638756-71YK5F1F6O028X37TL2T/MIRR_Collapse0.jpg Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628207676644-MFCF3NA220LETCALCK0K/MIRR_SnowFriends20.jpg Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628207708952-X3NB8NQFGU5UGGERAHY1/MIRR_Floor0.jpg Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628207731635-4IGOSZNHUH4X9H2PK7V4/MIRR_AllMirror40.jpg Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628207744214-1C6GFVNWACTY54300F38/MIRR_Sparkles0.jpg Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628207763759-W9QLPG2KSAYHFMU1CGCJ/MIRR_Colluding0.jpg Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628196056151-1KS4ZY97QB52ECRRG5LQ/Dance_1400x1400%252B2.jpg Director - HINDSIGHT History’s famous and infamous. You’ve heard of them. Now it’s time you hear from them. Hindsight is a podcast series by Al Jazeera Nessa holds multiple credits for this series: Associate Producer for seasons 1 & 2 Writer for ‘Forough Farrokhzad’, ‘Huda Shaarawi’, and ‘Dalida’. Director for ‘Forough Farrokhzad’, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628195802138-UUYFR8JQISP55FD5MFEI/Screen+Shot+2021-08-05+at+1.35.48+PM.png Director - FOROUGH FARROKHZAD As an Iranian woman, writing poetry about her own love and lust launched Forough Farrokhzad into infamy. She broke the barriers of sex and society in her poetry, but would suffer for it during her short life. Sin would get her in trouble but it would also be her ultimate salvation. So too for those desperate to read about it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628196476034-UGQ2FTROPY5E6298A7BO/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-08-05%2Bat%2B1.35.57%2BPM.jpg Director - HUDA SHAARAWI In a single move, Huda Shaarawi cemented her legacy in Egypt's women's movement. She stepped down from a train in Cairo and before a crowd, pulled back her veil. For an upper-class woman in 1923, revealing her face was a daring and decisive act. But Huda wasn't afraid of pushing the social norms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628195876702-KA0GN36PKBS7TQIER286/Screen+Shot+2021-08-05+at+1.37.27+PM.png Director - Dalida Dalida broke the glass ceiling for women in the music industry. Her superstar status has even been compared to the likes of Madonna and Céline Dion, but for a woman loved by so many, Dalida never found her one enduring love. One tragedy after another would follow her throughout her life until her death at aged 54. What a life she left behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628199830766-RUH00V9PJKP5AM0SVRXM/IMG_6593.JPG Director - All’s Fair Play Writer/Director Kalama+Tea Productions All’s Fair Play is an original webseries that takes place over the course of one evening at a combined bachelor/bachelorette party, where a young couple impending nuptials fall under the scrutiny of their guests. 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Using transmedia for a fully immersive experience, the series was a fan favourite, garnering over 3 million views and over 14.5K subscribers. 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Website Coming to a Festival near you! 2022 Canadian Film Fest presented by Super Channel Decomposing Q&A https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/cea2c78c-0481-4d3f-902b-71f80cb0b37e/posters+%28dragged%29.jpg Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1712386740610-6QX1FWCRA0S0CONES16Z/Screenshot+2024-04-05+at+11.57.31+PM.png Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1712386741647-WSHIKQYOWUEO7FF8FORC/Screenshot+2024-04-05+at+11.57.01+PM.png Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1712386757336-ZECY8M28BIE6RP2DYXAX/Screenshot+2024-04-05+at+11.56.35+PM.png Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1712386750206-804YJ6LF3COHL8TBDL26/Screenshot+2024-04-05+at+11.56.25+PM.png Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1712386767134-KK9V4KOEXVKH8XPQBHN4/Screenshot+2024-04-05+at+11.56.15+PM.png Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1712386773505-KBVS1A91FNZ201NTRD2Y/Screenshot+2024-04-05+at+11.56.05+PM.png Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1712386782317-2XUDH2WSTBD12IECHWV4/Screenshot+2024-04-05+at+11.55.55+PM.png Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1712386785227-P60Z1JITR5N8KBDB6FUZ/Screenshot+2024-04-05+at+11.55.46+PM.png Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/79454d87-f9c9-4b35-9ce8-2a4049853fef/Untitled+design+%281%29.jpg Director - My ROommate Ahriman WINNER of the 2022 MPPIA Short Film Award A young Iranian-Canadia man comes to terms with his sexuality and contends with the disconnection from his culture while inadvertently co- habitating with an ancient Persian spirit of chaos. Based on the original play by Francis Dowlatabadi. Directed by Nessa Aref https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/a7eec43a-ae4b-4bb6-8b20-852d4d16d675/Screen+Shot+2023-02-23+at+5.39.36+PM.png Director - The Hard Conversation Fraser Health Ad Campaign Made as part of a campaign to tackle the toxic drug supply in Vancouver, this short scene provides a script to tackle one of the hardest, and most important conversations that a loved one might have to have. 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Half Hour Factual Series Three millennials on an endless search for lunch find a deeper connection with Vancouver’s ever changing food culture and people. Currently in development. Selected for the Rogers + Creative BC Documentary and Factual Development Fund. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628206891801-RD2JATZMBRJKPGDYHPDX/MV5BZDIzNDk0YWYtZjQwZC00NTljLWFiNDktYzRkNDc0MWY5NWQ5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTkxNjUyNQ%40%40._V1_.jpg Producer - Freaks Co-Producer Official Selection TIFF 2018 Now streaming on NETFLIX In this genre-bending psychological sci-fi thriller, a bold girl discovers a bizarre, threatening, and mysterious new world beyond her front door after she escapes her father's protective and paranoid control. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1629526344450-2AKUIC6GPRX9X42KL2S1/Screen+Shot+2021-08-20+at+11.10.16+PM.png Producer - The Slowest Show Associate Producer The Slowest Show is a comedy series that exploits the tension of Slow TV. With each locked-off single camera shot, every mesmerizing frame becomes a stage for physical comedy and subtle storylines. Streaming now on CBC Gem! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/39fbbb91-404f-4b44-8a7d-741975272413/Screen+Shot+2022-06-17+at+5.30.55+PM.png Producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628196056151-1KS4ZY97QB52ECRRG5LQ/Dance_1400x1400%252B2.jpg Producer - HINDSIGHT History’s famous and infamous. You’ve heard of them. Now it’s time you hear from them. Hindsight is a podcast series by Al Jazeera Nessa holds multiple credits for this series: Associate Producer for seasons 1 & 2 Writer for ‘Forough Farrokhzad’, ‘Huda Shaarawi’, and ‘Dalida’. Director for ‘Forough Farrokhzad’, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628195802138-UUYFR8JQISP55FD5MFEI/Screen+Shot+2021-08-05+at+1.35.48+PM.png Producer - FOROUGH FARROKHZAD (Copy) As an Iranian woman, writing poetry about her own love and lust launched Forough Farrokhzad into infamy. She broke the barriers of sex and society in her poetry, but would suffer for it during her short life. Sin would get her in trouble but it would also be her ultimate salvation. So too for those desperate to read about it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628196476034-UGQ2FTROPY5E6298A7BO/Screen%2BShot%2B2021-08-05%2Bat%2B1.35.57%2BPM.jpg Producer - HUDA SHAARAWI (Copy) In a single move, Huda Shaarawi cemented her legacy in Egypt's women's movement. She stepped down from a train in Cairo and before a crowd, pulled back her veil. For an upper-class woman in 1923, revealing her face was a daring and decisive act. But Huda wasn't afraid of pushing the social norms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628195876702-KA0GN36PKBS7TQIER286/Screen+Shot+2021-08-05+at+1.37.27+PM.png Producer - Dalida (Copy) Dalida broke the glass ceiling for women in the music industry. Her superstar status has even been compared to the likes of Madonna and Céline Dion, but for a woman loved by so many, Dalida never found her one enduring love. One tragedy after another would follow her throughout her life until her death at aged 54. What a life she left behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1655513202719-NN1RL0D0LLIUQV71QV61/Screen+Shot+2022-06-17+at+5.30.55+PM.png Producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1677196173649-KXCRF331FXQRXNFQN4G6/Screen+Shot+2023-02-23+at+3.49.16+PM.png Producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1677196481806-RAU84FMRAT40VRYPYQ40/Screen+Shot+2023-02-23+at+3.52.59+PM.png Producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1677195140865-NRG2FG1DV46NDYVG2QIS/Screen+Shot+2023-02-20+at+4.50.37+PM.png Producer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1677202281301-B400I42EWIHN63KDBJ02/GOOD%2BFOOD%2BCITYV7%2B%2528dragged%2529.jpg Producer https://www.nessa-aref.com/writer-1 daily 0.75 2023-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628212738905-R270QVA4C3W5WMLXKTHG/Human+Resources+%283%29.jpg Writer - bad persians (Upcoming) Half hour series x 10 episodes Childhood friends Foojan and Noora struggle to manage their own disastrous lives as underachieving millennials, while juggling the expectations of their picture-perfect immigrant families. Currently in development - Selected for the 2022 Break The Room x Pacific Screenwriter’s Pitch Accelerator - Selected for the WIFTV 2022 Marketplace Mentorship Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628218383947-4ZL1DAYUK36AYEQ4X9P9/Human+Resources+%284%29.jpg Writer - Human Resources Co-creator/Writer Series - 1hr x 10 episodes Human Resources is a modern film noir about a young HR rep at an up and coming data security firm who finds who herself the target of a series of strange, unsigned love notes, all while a string of murders targeting the upper echelons of her company. Currently in development. 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But when the strange spinning mirror in the house starts to talk back to her, Olivia and her friends are forced to face everything she has been avoiding. Streaming now on Alter! Website The short is currently being developed into a feature length film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b905239b10598dbc237f42a/1628199830766-RUH00V9PJKP5AM0SVRXM/IMG_6593.JPG Writer - All’s Fair Play Writer/Director Kalama+Tea Productions All’s Fair Play is an original webseries that takes place over the course of one evening at a combined bachelor/bachelorette party, where a young couple impending nuptials fall under the scrutiny of their guests. 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