In The Making, Longlist - Short Film - Fiction

Waiting

Sayna Fardaraghi

Experimental short film exploring the theme of waiting and how with time... good things will come.​

Based in London & Brighton, Sayna Fardaraghi is an award-winning British-Persian filmmaker creating experimental short films, music videos and fashion films. Though her work is quite diverse, she focuses mainly on the themes of nostalgia, ephemera, and trinkets of everyday life that are often overlooked. Her recent narrative 'Waiting ' has won the Intel/Movidiam award for Best Director and best experimental student film at TIFF (Tatsuno), whilst grabbing the attention of renowned filmmakers such as Barry Jenkins and Nicholas Britell. Having made work for Charles Jeffrey, Dazed Digital, WeTransfer & Charlotte Tilbury, she is always searching for new ways to express her creativity and imagination in out-of-the-box manners.