She is the author of the novel despite the falling snow. Jun 25, 2015 as i suggest in my study, from the very start, sarifs work is clearly intersectional. She has won several best director awards including a prestigious safta award. The world unseen, which opens tomorrow, is a poetic love story about two indian women in 1950s south africa. Works include the novels and films, i cant think straight, the world unseen, and despite the falling snow.
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