Shamim Sarif

Shamim Sarif

Shamim Sarif (born 24 September 1969) is a British novelist, screenwriter, and film director of South Asian and South African heritage. Sarif is best known for her work in writing and directing films with themes that often explore issues of identity and cultural diversity. Born 24 September 1969 (age 55) London, England, United Kingdom Occupation(s): Novelist, film director, screenwriter Spouse: Hanan Kattan ​(m. 2015)​ Children: 2 Sarif was born in London to Indian parents who had emigrated from South Africa in the early 1960s to escape apartheid. She studied English literature at Royal Holloway, University of London and later completed a Master's degree in English at Boston University. Sarif's debut novel, The World Unseen (2001), won a Betty Trask Award in 2002 and the Pendleton May First Novel Award. The novel explores issues of race, gender and sexuality and was heavily inspired by the stories of Sarif's grandmother and her Indian and South African heritage. Sarif has adapted and directed the films of three of her novels including The World Unseen (2001), which was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival, I Can't Think Straight (2008), and Despite the Falling Snow (2016). Her 2011 film The House of Tomorrow is a documentary about the 2010 TEDx Holy Land Conference, which brought together Arab and Israeli women to discuss issues of mutual interest in technology, entertainment, and design. Her latest books, The Athena Protocol (2019) and The Shadow Mission (The Athena Protocol #2) (2020), represent a departure from her more familiar themes of romance and LGBTQ+ relationships, as it falls into the action-adventure and espionage genre. Sarif and her wife founded the production company Enlightenment Productions. in 2019 Sarif was invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. In 2023 she directed an episode of the Netflix series You. Identifying as having Muslim roots, Sarif is lesbian, and she has mentioned that her work on I Can't Think Straight is semi-autobiographical in nature. She is married to film producer Hanan Kattan and the couple have two sons. **(Directly copied from Shamim Sarif's Wikipedia page)**

  • Title: Shamim Sarif
  • Popularity: 0.4768
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1969-09-24
  • Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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Shamim Sarif Movies

  • 2007
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    The World Unseen

    The World Unseen

    7.085 2007 HD

    A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.

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  • 2008
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    I Can't Think Straight

    I Can't Think Straight

    7.5 2008 HD

    Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents. As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.

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  • 2008
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    I Can't Think Straight

    I Can't Think Straight

    7.5 2008 HD

    Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents. As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.

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  • 2025
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    Polarized

    Polarized

    5.6 2025 HD

    Lisa, an aspiring songwriter, whose farming family has suffered foreclosure is forced to work at a new, 'urban farm' where she meets Dalia. Her casual racism leads her to be fired but the women end up drawn into a passionate affair.

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  • 2016
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    Despite the Falling Snow

    Despite the Falling Snow

    5.7 2016 HD

    New York, 1961. Alexander Ivanov, a high-ranked Soviet bureaucrat, reluctantly defects to the West while is part of a diplomatic mission, feeling the grief of being unable to know the fate of his wife Katya, whom he has had to leave behind in Moscow. Only many years later, in 1991, he will finally find out the truth when his niece Lauren travels to Moscow to participate in a painting exhibition.

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  • 2016
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    Despite the Falling Snow

    Despite the Falling Snow

    5.7 2016 HD

    New York, 1961. Alexander Ivanov, a high-ranked Soviet bureaucrat, reluctantly defects to the West while is part of a diplomatic mission, feeling the grief of being unable to know the fate of his wife Katya, whom he has had to leave behind in Moscow. Only many years later, in 1991, he will finally find out the truth when his niece Lauren travels to Moscow to participate in a painting exhibition.

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  • 2011
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    The House of Tomorrow

    The House of Tomorrow

    1 2011 HD

    A contemporary and lively documentary, The House of Tomorrow chooses to focus on the future and to encourage the idea that people can have a hand in their own destinies, whatever the odds. Many movies about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict are understandably focused on the wrongdoing. The House of Tomorrow looks for a new approach inspired by the vision of extraordinary women who are changing their own local worlds a step at a time - not by overlooking the conflict but by seeing what people can do despite it.

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  • 2007
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    The World Unseen

    The World Unseen

    7.085 2007 HD

    A drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.

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  • 2021
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    A House On Fire

    A House On Fire

    5.7 2021 HD

    A House on Fire follows brilliant doctor and mother Deborah Green (Stephanie March) who had the epitome of a picture-perfect life with two children, an adoring husband (Shaun Benson) and a beautiful house in an opulent neighborhood. But behind the curtain is a rocky marriage that includes Deb’s difficult bedside manner, her inability to get along with other doctors and an abuse of pills and alcohol, major envy of her husband’s successful medical career and his easy social manner, that takes a terrible turn and leaves her family and marriage in ruin.

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  • 2025
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    Polarized

    Polarized

    5.6 2025 HD

    Lisa, an aspiring songwriter, whose farming family has suffered foreclosure is forced to work at a new, 'urban farm' where she meets Dalia. Her casual racism leads her to be fired but the women end up drawn into a passionate affair.

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  • 2025
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    Polarized

    Polarized

    5.6 2025 HD

    Lisa, an aspiring songwriter, whose farming family has suffered foreclosure is forced to work at a new, 'urban farm' where she meets Dalia. Her casual racism leads her to be fired but the women end up drawn into a passionate affair.

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  • 1970
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    7.5 1970 HD

    When three generations of women reunite after being estranged for more than two decades, they embark on an enlightening – and surprising – journey toward healing none of them could have imagined as they learn how to find their way back to each other.

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  • 1970
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    8.024 1970 HD

    A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.

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