TV Guide: Tahil Dalip

Video: B-Roll

Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

B-Roll for I Can't Think Straight with a behind the scenes look at the making of the film.

Video: Trailer

Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The trailer for I Can't Think Straight, which is based on Shamim's upcoming third novel, and represented her first time at the helm as director, having begun her studies in directing and film at the Raindance Institute in London. Sarif also served as the screenwriter on the film. Before being able to complete the feature, she started shooting her second film, "The World Unseen," also adapted from her novel of the same name and which has been received with critical and audience acclaim.

Video: Trailer B

Trailer Addict — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tala, a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian origin, prepares for an elaborate wedding with her Jordanian fianc , when she encounters a timid Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend Ali. Tala comes from a spirited Christian family; whereas Leyla s strong Muslim upbringing could not be more different from each other but the attraction is immediate between both girls. Tala s feisty nature provokes Leyla out of her shell and soon both women reveal their feelings for each other. However, Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made and escapes back to Jordan where her chain-smoking, high-brow mother finishes preparations for her ostentatious wedding. As family members descend and the wedding day approaches, simmering family tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself and she breaks off the wedding. Meanwhile a heartbroken Leyla relishes her newly found sense of identity and self-respect an