Joyland was the official Pakistani entry for Best International Feature at this year's Academy Awards and has won awards like the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. The film was banned in the director’s home country for many months because it was about a married man falling for someone who is transgender.

The writer and director of Joyland Saim Sadiq sat down with Borrowing Tape to set the record straight on the story he wants to tell and what he hopes audiences take away from the film once the credits roll.

Interviewer: Tyler Geis

Genre: Drama