Chlotrudis Award winner Arsin’Khanjian has opened a new film in Canada that is NOT directed by Atom Egoyan. SABAH: A LOVE STORY, is the new feature film by Ruba Nadda, an internationally acclaimed writer, director, producer from Toronto. Khanjian plays Sabah, a 40-year-old Muslim Arab woman living a quiet life devoted to her family. Frustrated living under her brother Majid’s patriarchy, Sabah sneaks away on her 40th birthday to enjoy a relaxing and rehabilitating swim. The freedom she finds at the pool draws Sabah back, and it is there she meets Stephen. As the two grow close, and Sabah begins to fall in love, she must face the fact that she has to tell her family that she wants a life with a man from a different culture. Pictured left are Shawn Doyle as Stephen, and Khanjian as Sabah.
SABAH: A LOVE STORY was an official selection of several film festivals around the world, placing in the Top 10 Audience favorites at both the Rotterdam International Film Festival and the Commonwealth Film Festival. SABAH: A LOVE STORY opened in Canada on May 27. Here’s hoping we get to see it someday!