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The Return Of Soraya M: A Story Of Revenge

Two Iranian women desperate for answers about the cruel and inhumane punishment death of their mother. After the fall of the last Shah and the end of the monarchy, Iran is on the brink of a new era. While looking into their mothers death and searching for answers, Two Iranian women Seelah and Ahbeer goes to visit their auntie who was there the day there mother was killed, desperately asks to talk with her to disclose the tragic events that led to the cruel, inhumane punishment of there mother Soraya the night before. Nervous and shocked, Zahra begins to tell them about the unspeakable story of their mother of four who was wrongfully accused of adultery in a land where women have no say. Little by little--between malicious gossip and devious plots, false accusations and the machinations of a whole village-- their mother Soraya's abusive husband had forced a unanimous verdict against a her who defiled Islam and the entire village in the eyes of her family. However, those tragic events from the past takes a dark twist in the present.

  • Yoalah Brinson
    Director
  • Yoalah Brinson
    Writer
  • Yoalah Brinson
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Thriller, None Fiction
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 3 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 6, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    100,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, United States
  • Language:
    Arabic, English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Distribution Information
  • Courage Crowned Production
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand
Director Biography - Yoalah Brinson

Yoalah is a model, digital artist, author, actress, poet, songwriter, disability advocate, influencer, brand ambassador, CEO/Founder, producer, director, scriptwriter and social media personality. She is the first Black, Middle Eastern and disabled model to be represented by a major agency and went to being the face of major fashion campaigns at Moschino and Sephora, to appearing on Collina Strada's digital runway during New York Fashion Week, had a screening of the Collina Strada Fall Winter ’22 runway show—a playful, self-effacing, reality TV-inspired video and featuring a cameo from Whitney Port of The Hills as well as the cover of V and Paper magazine. She even made a starry cameo in Miley Cyrus's slightly NSFW 2019 music video for her single, "Mother's Daughter. She also graduated from the Academy of Arts University in San Francisco with a BFA in graphic design, as well as AA’s in both Digital Arts and Computer Animation from Shaw Academy. Yoalah has created album covers for some of the biggest stars in the music industry, including Juice WRLD, Migos, NBA Youngboy, Polo G, and Trippie Redd.

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Director Statement

I want my film to be visually unconventional and daring. Soraya story will be told through frames: the viewfinder of a camera, a computer screen, and editing software. Every time it shows a character, they will be framed, to further enforce the theme of representation. Experiment with the use of color, moving between color image for the scenes. The storytelling rely on the disjunction between image and sound, as what we are seeing will often be made fully clear only by the off-screen sound.