Books, films, love and life
Shamim SarifAward-winning author and filmmaker, advocate for humanism, feminism, social impact and LGBTQI+ rights. Join a community that loves books, movies and a feeling of hope!
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Garlic Is Not Measured in Cloves but in Courage
I realised life would never be the same after the incident with the spoon. I remember it like it was yesterday. The moment, more than the spoon, which was plain, metal, perfectly ordinary - manufactured purely to transport sauce from a pan...
What I Learned from Interviewing People Braver Than Me
If you don’t know that I co-host a podcast (The Enlightenment Podcast, since you ask), let me set the scene. Hanan and I are two women who have, between us, made films, run companies, raised extremely intelligent (read ‘incorrigible’) boys,...
The Notes Call
Apart from writing novel and directing films and series, I write scripts. A ridiculously large proportion of people who find this out turn all misty-eyed with a romantic longing to do the same thing. I fully understand the impulse. Writing...
The Path of Least Resistance
Or: why we keep choosing the cake...
There’s a scene in I Can’t Think Straight where lead character Leyla finally tells her mother the truth. It’s based on my own coming out, and I can say that this was as close as I ever got in my entire...
Things My Sons Have Taught Me (Against My Will)
Mother’s Day is a fabulous time to indulge in some self-congratulatory reminiscence about all the amazing things I’ve taught my offspring over the years. Yes, freedom of thought, and being kind to people, and all those things that, actually...
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