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The World Unseen at the queer film fest: Aug 20

By Xtra.ca staff • August 18, 2008 8:00 pm EDT

Matt Thomas interviews director Shamim Sarif and actor Lisa Ray about their film, The World Unseen.

Check out the video below (from the 2007 edition of OUT at TIFF, the Toronto International Film Festival):

The World Unseen.
Aug 20. 9:30pm.
Cinemark Tinseltown.
For more info, check out:
queerfilmfestival.ca.

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