The Culture Interview: Shamim Sarif - Screenwriter, Film Director

Shamim Sarif, 47, is an award-winning British novelist, screenwriter, and feature film director. The tagline for her first film said it all - ie 'Just another British, Indian, Muslim, Arab, Christian, lesbian romantic comedy'

Shamim Sarif, 47, is an award-winning British novelist, screenwriter, and feature film director. The tagline for her first film said it all - ie 'Just another British, Indian, Muslim, Arab, Christian, lesbian romantic comedy'. She occupies the unusual position of having written three novels, then their screenplays, then directed the films! What a woman.…