Filmmakers Shamim Sarif and Hannan Kattan will be at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque tomorrow, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 with the films “I Can’t Think Straight” and “The World Unseen.” Sarif and Kattan are in Israel to participate in TedxHolyLand and will be presenting their films to audiences here.
I Can’t Think Straight (UK 2007), by Shamim Sarif, produced by Hanan Kattan, will be screened at 19:00. The clash between family expectations and personal desires is the focus of this romantic comedy, based on Sarif’s third novel. Two women from traditional backgrounds meet: the Palestinian Tala, who is preparing for her wedding, and Leyla, a British Indian woman who wants to become a writer.
At 20:45 there will be a special meeting with Shamim Sarif and Hanan Kattan hosted by Yasmin Max. The singer Leonie Casanova will perform the theme songs from the films. Free Admission.
The World Unseen (UK/South Africa 2007) by Shamim Sarif, produced by Hanan Kattan, will be screened at 21:45. A period film adapted from Sarif’s novel, set in 1950s South Africa, during the first days of Apartheid. Amina (Sheetal Sheth), an Indian South African woman, who runs the Locomotion Café and dresses in men’s clothing, meets Miriam (Lisa Ray), a pregnant housewife who lives in nearby Cape Town – and havoc ensues.
Tel Aviv Cinematheque, 2 Sprintzak Street Tel Aviv. Tickets are 33 NIS for a single movie, 56 NIS for both, call: 03-6060800 x 0
