Starring Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth.
Directed by Shamim Sarif. 

In the upper echelons of traditional Middle Eastern society, Reema and Omar (Dalip Tahil) prepare for the marriage of their daughter Tala (Lisa Ray). But back at work in London, Tala encounters Leyla (Sheetal Sheth), a young British Indian woman who is dating Tala’s best friend Ali. Tala sees something unique in the artless, clumsy, sensitive Leyla who secretly works to become a writer. And Tala’s forthright challenges to Leyla’s beliefs begins a journey of self-awareness for Leyla. As the women fall in love, Tala’s own sense of duty and cultural restraint cause her to pull away from Leyla and fly back to Jordan where the preparations for an ostentatious wedding are well under way. As family members descend and the wedding day approaches, the pressure mounts until Tala finally cracks and extricates herself. Back in London, Leyla is heartbroken but learns to break free of her own self-doubt and her mother’s expectations, ditching Ali and being honest with her parents about her sexuality. When Ali and Leyla’s feisty sister Zara help throw Tala and Leyla together again, Tala finds that her own preconceptions of what love can be is the final hurdle she must jump to win Leyla back.

 

Awards

Best Actress (Nominated) – Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Dallas (2010)

Best Feature, Audience Award – Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (2009)

Best Feature – International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Of Canary Islands (2009)

Best Feature – Afterellen Visibility Awards

Best Feature, Audience Award – Melbourne Queer Film Festival (2009)

Best Feature, Audience Award – Pink Apple (2009)

Audience Award Best Feature Film – Fairy Tales International Queer Diversity Film Festival (Calgary)  (2009)

Jury Winner Best Feature Film – Festival Del Mar, Majorca (2009)

Audience Award, Best Feature – Vancouver Queer Film Festival (2009)

Best Lesbian movie – The Holebifilmfestival Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium (2009)

Jury award for Best Women’s Feature – Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (2009)

Best Feature Film – Gay Film Nights International Film Festival (2009)

 

Official Web Site
I Can’t Think Straight on IMDB


Stills


Behind the Scenes