DARLING
Narrative Short | 16 minutes

HIFF 2018

 Short Film

Directed by
Saim Sadiq

Produced by
Mahak Jiwani, Nadia Afgan

Written by
Saim Sadiq, Rodney Llaverias

Featuring
Alina Khan, Abdullah Malik, Mehar Bano, Nadia Afgan

2019 | Urdu/Punjabi | USA/Pakistan

A naive young man accompanies his transgender crush to her audition for an erotic dance theater in Lahore, Pakistan.

Winner, Best Short Film at the Venice Film Festival