Popcorn Society is back with yet another Friday Screening!
Film: “Joyland”
Director: Saim Sadiq
Duration: 2h 7m
About the Director
Saim Sadiq is a Pakistani screenwriter and director who won the Jury Prize of the Un Certain Regard section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival for directing the drama film Joyland, the first Pakistani film to be selected in Cannes.
About the Film
Following a long spell of unemployment, Haider lands a job at a Bollywood-style burlesque, telling his family he is a theater manager. In actuality, he is a backup dancer and becomes infatuated with a strong-willed trans woman, Biba.
‘Joyland also won the Queer Palm award during its world premiere at Cannes.’
