Joyland

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Joyland review – subtle trans drama from Pakistan is remarkable debut  The Guardian

Why Joyland movie stirred controversy in Pakistan  DW.com

Joyland movie review & film summary  Roger Ebert

Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Saim Sadiq, the Filmmaker Behind “Joyland”  sundance.org

‘Joyland,’ Directed by Saim Sadiq '19, Secures US Distribution Deal  Columbia School of the Arts

‘Joyland’ Review: A Daring Queer Pakistani Drama About Desire  IndieWire

Film Review: “Joyland” — A Drama of Trans Prejudice in Pakistan  The Arts Fuse

Saim Sadiq’s Joyland finally gets a screening in Lahore on Aug 17  Dawn Images

Review: Saim Saqid’s “Joyland” Explores Gender and Family in Pakistan  Cinema Escapist

‘Joyland,’ a Pakistani queer-cinema milestone, lays bare the complexity of desire  Los Angeles Times

‘Joyland’ Review: Saim Sadiq’s Love Story First Feature Film From Pakistan To Play At Cannes  Deadline

In Free Fall: Watching “Joyland”  publicbooks.org

"Joyland" and "Slow" Center Their Cis and Allosexual Characters With Surprising Success  Autostraddle

Pakistani film ‘Joyland', banned for ‘highly objectionable material’ now playing in Dallas  KERA News

Producer Apoorva Guru Charan: 'Emotion has no borders, a film should have no borders'  The New Indian Express

Joyland (Pakistan)  goldenglobes.com

“Joyland”: A Story of Queer Love and Patriarchal Confines in Pakistan  sundance.org

Joyland review – groundbreaking Pakistani love triangle | Drama films  The Guardian

‘Joyland,’ Pakistan’s Oscar Entry, Thrives at French Box Office and Prepares for International Rollout Following Sundance (EXCLUSIVE)  Variety

Joyland: How Saim Sadiq Made Pakistan’s Groundbreaking Trans Love Story  AnOther Magazine

Pakistani Director Saim Sadiq on 'Joyland' and Trans Rights  Time Magazine

Pakistan: Ban on film Joyland showcasing transgender character must be reversed immediately  Amnesty International

Saim Sadiq’s Joyland  BOMB Magazine

Malala Speaks Out on Pakistan’s ‘Joyland’ Ban: ‘Too Often In My Country, We Expect Art to Serve as Public Relations’ (EXCLUSIVE)  Variety

“A Fear of the Freedom That You Thought You Wanted”: Saim Sadiq on Joyland  Filmmaker Magazine

‘Joyland’: The queer Pakistani movie that survived a censorship ban and nearly made it to the Oscars  CNN

Joyland  filmreviewdaily.com

Joyland Is a Cautionary Tale on the Pitfalls of Belonging  Hyperallergic