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    Joyland

    Directed by Saim Sadiq
    Pakistan | 127 minutes | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

When the youngest son of a patriarchal household joins a risqué nightclub act as a backup dancer and enters into a passionate romance with the show’s dazzling trans lead, a long-simmering desire for sexual liberation is ignited among the members of his conservative family.

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film details

Director: Saim Sadiq
Producers: Apoorva Guru Charan, Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, Lauren Mann, Kathryn M. Moseley, Oliver Ridge, April Shih, Katharina Otto-Bernstein
Screenwriter: Saim Sadiq, Maggie Briggs
Cinematographers: Joe Saade
Editor: Jasmin Tenucci, Saim Sadiq
Music: Abdullah Siddiqui
Cast: Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq, Alina Khan, Sarwat Gilani, Salmaan Peerzada, Sohail Sameer, Sania Saeed
Country: Pakistan
Language: In Urdu, Punjabi and English with English subtitles
Year: 2022
Running Time: 127 minutes
Awards: Un Certain Regard Jury Prize & Queer Palm, Cannes Film Festival
Primary Company: all caps

guests in attendance

Saim Sadiq and Apoorva Charan is expected to be in attendance on January 7th and 8th

awards

FIPRESCI Prize: Best Actor in an International Film

Film Festival 2023