Making award winning indie 'Joyland' with director and writer Saim Sadiq

Published: March 10, 2023, 2:30 a.m.

b"On this Friday's show we talk to award winning writer and director Saim Sadiq on his Pakistani trans culture feature debut Joyland.\\nGiles Alderson, Tori Butler-Hart & Matthew Butler-Hart chat with Saim about:\\n\\n-Where ideas come from\\n-Pakistani film-making.\\n-How he raised the finance.\\n-Short to feature process\\n-Trans culture, Patriarchy and creative desire.\\n-His writing process and collaboration.\\n-Why you need to be patient as a director\\n-Editing process and why he shot the film in 4:3\\n\\nA patriarchal family yearn 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 trans starlet.\\nJOYLAND is out in UK cinemas now. For more information please head\\xa0here\\n\\nEVENTS & LINKS\\nGet your tickets here:\\nTriple Exposure Launch Tickets, Wed 22 Mar 2023 at 12:00 | Eventbrite\\nMuch Ado | shakespearesisters (shakespeare-sisters.com)\\n\\nBuy the Book\\n\\xa0Full to the Brim with Fizz, Ginger, and Fierce Determination A Modern Guide to Independent Film-making.\\n\\nWatch\\nThree Day Millionaire is OUT NOW in the UK on Prime and the USA and Canada and will be on NETFLIX UK now! Go watch\\n& SUPPORT\\n\\xa0\\nPATREON Big thank you to:\\nLee Hutchings\\nMarli J Monroe\\nKaren Newman\\nJoin our Patreon\\n\\xa0\\nThe Filmmakers Podcast is hosted, produced, edited & written by Giles Alderson @gilesalderson\\nSocial Media by Kalli Pasqualucci\\xa0@kallieep\\nMarketing Huw Siddle\\nLogo and Banner Art by\\xa0Lois Creative\\xa0\\nTheme Music by\\xa0John J. Harvey\\n\\nHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"