Film Screening: Joyland (2023) d. Saim Sadiq

34 Hillhouse Avenue,New Haven CT 06511

23 April, 2023

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South Asian Avant-Garde (SAAG) is proud to present this film screening by, sponsored by Asian-American Cultural Center, the Office of LGBTQ Resources, & Yale Women's Center on Eid weekend: a celebration of community and faith through Saim Sadiq's incredible cinematic achievement. Run time: 127 mins. Screening starts at 7PM. Luce Hall 101. The debut feature from writer-director Saim Sadiq, JOYLAND explores the many sides of love and desire in a patriarchal society. Gentle and timid, Haider (Ali Junejo) lives with his wife Mumtaz (Rasti Farooq), his father, and his elder brother’s family in Lahore, Pakistan. Following a long spell of unemployment, Haider finally lands a job at a Bollywood-style burlesque, telling his family he is a theater manager, when in actuality, he is a backup dancer. The unusual position shakes up the steadfast traditional dynamics of his household and enables Haider to break out of his shell. As he acclimates to the new job, Haider becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman Biba (Alina Khan) who runs the show—an unforeseen partnership that opens his eyes and ultimately his worldview, in ways both unexpected and intimate. Watch the trailer below. The official Pakistani entry for Best International Feature at the 95th Academy Awards®, we're proud to screen this ground-breaking film, winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize & the Queer Palm at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, to mention just a few awards and nominations, in concert with its release in Los Angeles and its regional expansion in the United States on April 28th. Find out more about the film here. Stay tuned for details on post-screening surprise guests. CREDITS: Oscilloscope Laboratories presents JOYLAND Written and Directed by SAIM SADIQ Produced by APOORVA GURU CHARAN, SARMAD SULTAN KHOOSAT, SABIHA SUMAR, and LAUREN MANN; KATHRYN M. MOSELEY, OLIVER RIDGE, APRIL SHIH, and KATHARINA OTTO-BERNSTEIN Executive Produced by MALALA YOUSAFZAI, RIZ AHMED, RAMIN BAHRANI, JEMIMA KHAN, WILLIAM OLSSON, JEN GOYNE BLAKE, TIFFANY BOYLE, ELSA RAMO, OLEG DUBSON, KATHRIN LOHMANN, HARI CHARANA PRASAD, SUKANYA PUVVULA, and OWAIS AHMED Starring: ALI JUNEJO, RASTI FAROOQ, ALINA KHAN, SARWAT GILANI, SOHAIL SAMEER, SALMAAN PEERZADA, and SANIA SAEED