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How To Become A Monster

How To Become A Monster

After fleeing Iran for publicly supporting the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, a 39-year-old actress struggles to rebuild her career until she lands the only acting role available to her, a masked monster in a haunted attraction where the recognition she has longed for comes at the cost of the woman she once was.

After fleeing Iran for publicly supporting the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, a 39-year-old actress struggles to rebuild her career until she lands the only acting role available to her, a masked monster in a haunted attraction where the recognition she has longed for comes at the cost of the woman she once was.

After fleeing Iran for publicly supporting the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, a 39-year-old actress struggles to rebuild her career until she lands the only acting role available to her, a masked monster in a haunted attraction where the recognition she has longed for comes at the cost of the woman she once was.

Dirctor

Ava Shahnavaz

Dirctor

Ava Shahnavaz

Producer

Maytham Jbara

Producer

Maytham Jbara

YEAR

2028

YEAR

2028

Festival & Awards

Locarno Residency

cast

co-producer

Ava Shahnavaz

running time

125 Min

Status

In-Development

Portrait of Rafiq Calder, client for Inside the System

IS AN IRANIAN-TORONTO BASED WRITER AND DIRECTOR. HER WORKS HAVE SCREENED AT FESTIVALS INCLUDING HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL SHORTFEST, BOLTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, AND TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. SHE RECEIVED THE LINDALEE TRACEY AWARD AT HOT DOCS FOR HER FILM THE UNTOUCHABLE. IN 2026, HER SHORT FILM A SPINNER PREMIERED AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL.

AVA SHAHNAVAZ

AVA SHAHNAVAZ

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