ZAYAH

A meditative film experience.

Ancestors is one part of a series of short films.
You can learn more about the series below.

This experience requires your presence.
We recommend using headphones.
See you on the other side.

ZAYAH is a portal to another realm. An artistic exploration of the cycles of life, death and rebirth. 

In this collaborative film project, Negin Sairafi seeks to create a series of audio/visual meditations which incorporate experimental movement, performance and choreographed dance to explore the themes of ritual, ceremony, attachment, struggle, awakening and liberation. The scenes and vignettes are intended to invite, captivate, and provoke audiences to connect more deeply to the conscious and subconscious aspects of their being and in turn to their shared human condition.

ZAYAH invites the audience to interpret their visceral response to each scene in alignment with their worldviews and lived experiences. In this way, ZAYAH’s narrative is co-created, a collaboration between the artists and the audience. 

ZAYAH exists in the space where art and expression meet healing, as such, it is a deeply personal and intimate unfolding of the themes we navigate as humans. 

ZAYAH means hope and faith in Arabic.

Artists and Collaborators
 

Negin Sairafi Writer / Director / Producer
Azin Soltani Creative Director / Associate Producer
Jordan Lindo Associate Director / Editor

Movement Artists and Dancers

Liana Lewis 

Joyce Lo

Nidhi Baadkar 

Aasttha Khajuria

Stephanie Ngan

Brenna Dwyer 

Vanessa Demello 

Kaye Peñaflor

Lara Alghoul

Special Thanks 

Lara Alghoul Project Management

 Aasttha Khajuria         Costume Design

   Sura Asmaiel         Production Support

Prasann Patel              Equipment & Production Suppor

Scott Wilson Lighting Support

Hafeez Jamal Production Support

Steve Ballantyne Production Support

Original Music by 

Kaeni