Nature 4.0

Nature 4.0

In Switzerland for two weeks holiday after a long year of production on our new feature film, Despite the Falling Snow, I took a long, morning walk. Picking my way across black ice on the tarmac road outside the chalet took some time, but within 15 minutes I felt the...
A Single Woman…Messes Up

A Single Woman…Messes Up

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hanan has headed off to Austin for 6 days. Why would she do such a thing, I hear you cry? Well, it’s either a line dancing course or a ‘4 Day MBA’. I’ll let you decide which is most likely. Finally, someone has been thoughtful enough...
And now a word from Hanan

And now a word from Hanan

Hello Shamim’s fans and happy 2013 It has become a tradition that once a year I take over Shamim’s blog to do a guest blog. But I did not do so last year as my lovely wife has not been blogging. I sympathise just a little bit, as I have not stopped loading her...
Some Enchanted Evening

Some Enchanted Evening

Today is our eldest son Ethan’s 14th birthday. It’s an enchanting age. If you find listening to dubstep remixes on the way to school and eating spaghetti by sucking up one strand at a time enchanting, that is. It is also somewhat bizarre to tell off someone who is...
Happy Holidays? Oh Yeah.

Happy Holidays? Oh Yeah.

If you ever wondered how Hanan would look in an elf hat playing guitar, your journey ends here. This is a fun ecard we got from a couple of fans in the UK. A big thank you to them (not sure if I can name them!) for making us all laugh in the Sarif-Kattan...