Enlightenment Productions is multi-media entertainment company based in London and founded in partnership between producer Hanan Kattan and writer and director Shamim Sarif.Shamim Sarif wrote her debut novel, The World Unseen, which explores issues of race, gender and sexuality, which she later adapted into an Enlightenment Productions film starring Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth.The film was very positively reviewed by the gay and lesbian media, with AfterEllen.com calling it "one of the best-conceived queer films of the past year – a sincere, beautifully realized vision of love and resistance in an intolerant world." The movie also enjoyed a warm reception in South Africa, winning 11 awards at the SAFTAs including Best Director and Best Writing Team.