JOYLAND
A film by Saim Sadiq
The youngest son in a traditional Pakistani family takes a job as a backup dancer in a Bollywood-style burlesque and quickly becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman who runs the show.
PRODUCTION
Feature Film
Pakistan-USA, 2022
Distribution: Oscilloscope
CREW
Writer / Director: Saim Sadiq
Producers: Apoorva Guru Charan, Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Sarmad Khoosat, Lauren Mann, Kathryn M. Moseley, Oliver Ridge, April Shih
Executive Producers: Malala Yousafzai, Riz Ahmed, Ramin Bahrani, Kathrin Lohmann, Oleg Dubson, Jemima Khan, William Olsson, Jen Goyne Blake, Tiffany Boyle, Elsa Ramo, Hari Charana Prasad, Sukanya Puvvula, Owais Ahmed
Associate Producers: Mona Maahn, Mahak Jiwani
FESTIVALS
Cannes Film Festival, Sydney International Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, New Zealand International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Helsinki International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Bogota International Film Festival, Sao Paulo International Film Festival, AFI Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival (and more)
CAST
Ali Junejo
Rasti Farooq
Alina Khan
AWARDS
Academy Awards 2024 Shortlisted Film - Best Foreign Film
Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard Jury Prize 2023
Cannes Film Festival, Queer Palm 2023
Independent Spirit Awards, Best International Film 2023
Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Winner of the Young Cinema Award
Cleveland International Film Festival, New Direction Award
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, Best Film from the Subcontinent
London Film Festival, Sutherland Award Honorable Mention
Palm Springs International Film Festival, Best Actor in a International Feature