I Can't Think Straight is a 2008 novel by Shamim Sarif. Sarif directed a 2008 film of the same name.[1][2] The novel and film are semi-autobiographical.[3][4]
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| Author | Shamim Sarif |
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| Publisher | Enlightenment Productions Limited |
Publication date | November 11, 2008 |
| Media type | Print, E-book |
| Pages | 218 pages |
| ISBN | 0956031617 |
Plot summary
editSpirited 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.
Adaptations
editSarif successfully turned into an award-winning movie bearing the same title.[5] The movie was produced by Hanan Kattan, Shamim's longtime partner and successful entrepreneur. The movie had as main characters Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth, who were protagonists also in one of Shamim's other artistic projects, The World Unseen.[6][7][8]
External links
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References
edit- ^ Making “I Can’t Think Straight”
- ^ "Impossible Desires: the Novels and Films of Shamim Sarif". staffblogs.le.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Having a gay old time: lesbian film-maker Shamim Sarif". The Guardian. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Shamim Sarif Interview". www.femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Shamim Sarif:'World' view - Windy City Times News". Windy City Times. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Indiewire (6 November 2008). "indieWIRE INTERVIEW | Apartheid and Woman Love in Sarif's "The World Unseen" and "I Can't Think Stra". IndieWire. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Interview with Shamim Sarif and Hanan Kattan
- ^ Staff, CURVE (4 June 2009). "Sheetal Sheth Tells All". CURVE. Retrieved 23 April 2024.