Event

The World Unseen

Phoenix Film Festival - The World Unseen

In 1950s South Africa, apartheid is just beginning. Free-spirited Amina (Sheetal Sheth) has broken all the rules of her own conventional Indian Community, and the new apartheid-led government, by running a caf with Jacob, her colored business partner. When she meets Miriam (Lisa Ray), a young traditional wife and mother, their unexpected attraction pushes Miriam to question the rules that bind her. When Amina helps Miriams sister-in-law to hide from the police, a chain of events is set in motion that changes both women from men, what chance is there for an unexpected love to survive? From overcoming oppression to finding personal freedom, from the hardships of a loveless marriage to the hesitant joy of an unexpected love affair, The World Unseen transports the viewer to a vibrant, colorful world that is universal in its themes.