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Pakistani film ‘Joyland’ will release in winter this year |
Director, writer and actor Saim
Sadiq has announced the release of his ‘Cannes Festival’ award winning short
film ‘Joyland’ in Pakistan.
Saim Sadiq’s film ‘Joyland’ was
presented at the Cannes Film Festival in France in May this year and was also
honored with the highest award of Cannes.
Joyland was awarded the ‘Cannes:
Queer Palm’ award, which is given exclusively to films based on the stories of
gay or bisexual people.
Joyland was the first Pakistani
film to win the Queer Palm Award.
The story of ‘Joyland’ revolves
around a young man and a transgender dancer who fall in love while working in a
dance club.
The film was highly appreciated
for the untouchable subject of the story and its team was awarded the highest
award for making a film on a subject which is considered as vice in a society
like Pakistan.
The film was also presented in
other international film festivals and now its director has announced to
release it in Pakistan as well.
In an interview given to
‘Proparganda’, Saim Sadiq, while talking about the story of ‘Joyland’ and the
global recognition it received, said that he will soon release the film in the
country as well.
The filmmaker said that he plans
to release ‘Joyland’ in Pakistan this winter.
In response to a question, he
said that he felt that the film censor board would object to his film, as it
does not have any scenes or dialogues that are controversial or obscene.
According to his, many of the
films released in Pakistan today contain profanity, but his film does not
contain profanity or any other controversial dialogue.
Saim Sadiq said that he
believes that the Film Censor Board will not raise any objection to his film
and that there is no such dialogue or scene in ‘Joyland’ that should be
objected to.
Although he announced the
release of the film in winter this year, he did not clarify whether ‘Joyland’
will be released in theaters or online.