ARTIVISM is proud to yet again partner with the 41st Vancouver International Film Festival with a ground breaking, award-winning new film from Pakistan addressing politics of the body as they are strained under expectations of tradition.
In Joyland, a patriarchal family yearns for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line, while their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious transgendered starlet. Their impossible love story illuminates the entire family’s desire for a sexual rebellion.
This film won the prestigious Jury Prize at Festival de Cannes 2022. Director-screenwriter: Saim Sadiq.
Also viewable online through VIFF Connect from October 6 to 9.
