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Shamim Sarif

Director

Shamim Sarif

Born September 24, 1969 in London, England, UK9 films

Shamim Sarif is a British Canadian screenwriter, director and novelist of South Asian and South African heritage, and the co-director of London-based production company Enlightenment Productions.

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I Can't Think Straight posterFirst watchI Can't Think Straight20087.5Tala, 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.View film

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The World Unseen poster7.0The World Unseen2007Despite the Falling Snow poster5.7Despite the Falling Snow2016

Filmography

9 films as director
  1. TBAThe Way HomeDirector
  2. 2026Christmas in CanterburyDirector
  3. 2026Much About LoveDirector
  4. 2025PolarizedDirector
  5. 2021A House on FireDirector
  6. 2016Despite the Falling SnowDirector
  7. 2011The House of TomorrowDirector
  8. 2008I Can't Think StraightDirector
  9. 2007The World UnseenDirector