'The year keeps getting better': Joyland to screen at prestigious Sundance Film Festival

Saim Sadiq's directorial is all set to screen at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Sarwat Gillani, who plays Nucchhi in the award-winning film, took to social media to announce the news.

"This year keeps getting better," the Churails star penned as she posts a picture of the screening announcement. "Joyland is an official selection at the Sundance film festival," she wrote.

Sadiq's directorial has been lauded worldwide for its brilliant storytelling and impeccable direction. A tale of the sexual revolution, Joyland tells the story of the youngest son in a patriarchal family who is expected to produce a baby boy with his wife. He, instead, joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for the troupe's director, a trans woman.

Joyland has been screened at numerous film festivals globally and is Pakistan's official entry for the 2023 Oscars. Pakistan’s Oscars Selection Committee shortlisted Joyland as the country’s submission to the 95th Academy Awards for the ‘International Feature Film Award’ category.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will choose the final nominees for all award categories including International Feature Film in December 2022. The complete and final list of Oscar nominees will be announced on January 24, 2023, with the presentation show for the 95th Academy Awards scheduled to take place on March 12, 2023.

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