Shamim Sarif
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Shamim Sarif (September 24, 1969) is a novelist and filmmaker of South Asian and South African heritage. Her roots inspired her to write her award-winning[1] debut novel, The World Unseen, which explores issues of race, gender and sexuality,[2] which she later adapted into a film starring Lisa Ray, shown at the London Film Festival in 2007.
She is the recipient of three Best Director awards for The World Unseen film [3][original research?] - from the South African Film and Television Awards [4][original research?], The Phoenix Film Festival[5][original research?] and the Clip (Tampa) Festival[6][original research?]. The novel won the Pendleton May First Novel Award[7][original research?] and a Betty Trask Award.[1] She lives in London with her wife Hanan Kattan and her two children.[2]
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[edit] Feature films
- I Can't Think Straight (2007)
- The World Unseen (2008)
[edit] Novels
- The World Unseen. The Women's Press Limited. 2001. ISBN 978-0704347120.
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- Die verborgene Welt. Berlin: Verlag Krug & Schadenberg. 2007. ISBN 978-3930041602.
- Despite the Falling Snow. Headline Book Publishing. 2004. ISBN 978-0755308675.
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- Das Leben, von dem sie träumten. Berlin: Verlag Krug & Schadenberg. 2010. ISBN 978-3930041695.
- I Can't Think Straight. Enlightenment Production Limited. 2010. ISBN 978-0956031617.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "The Betty Trask Prizes and Awards - Past Winners". The Society of Authors. http://www.societyofauthors.org/betty-trask-past-winners. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ a b Shamim Sharif
- ^ http://www.enlightenment-productions.com/films/the-world-unseen-online/twu-awards
- ^ http://www.tvsa.co.za/showinfo.asp?showid=3260
- ^ http://www.phoenixfilmfestival.org/pages/story-view.php?id=418
- ^ http://www.enlightenment-productions.com/films/the-world-unseen-online/twu-awards
- ^ http://www.enlightenment-productions.com/about-us/bios/
[edit] External links
- Review of the film The World Unseen[dead link] at the British Film Institute's website
- Shamim Sharif at the Internet Movie Database
- Shamim Sarif's Official website
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