I Can't Think Straight

Shamim Sarif's autobiographical novel serves as the inspiration for this film directed by the author, and concerning two women from deeply diverse backgrounds who discover that the love between them is too powerful to deny. Tala (Lisa Ray) is a London-based Jordanian of Palestinian descent. She's a ...more

I Can't Think Straight recalls the indie romantic comedy Kissing Jessica Stein in how it tackles the difficulties of accidental lesbian relationships between vivacious young women hailing from disparate cultural backdrops. I Can't Think Straight, at its simplest, is a girl-meets-girl love story where mutual attraction supersedes race, class, and creed. But due to the film's underlying political premise, the romance is equipped with built in fall-out. That's why it's a multi-layered, ...more