Private Project

Jouissance

Official Selection of BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Arash and Rahi are a gay couple from Tehran. They’ve recently moved into a new house. However, their everyday routine is disrupted by the ghost of Rahi’s ex-boyfriend, who died six years ago and is now asking Rahi to continue living with him.

  • Sadeq Es-haqi
    Director
  • Sadeq Es-haqi
    Writer
  • Sadeq Es-haqi
    Producer
  • Kiarash Dadgar
    Producer
    The Steak
  • Kiarash Dadgar
    Key Cast
    "Arash"
  • Armin Khoshnik
    Key Cast
    "Rahi"
  • Farzad Shahab
    DOP
  • Sadeq Es-haqi
    Edit
  • Sanaz Dordinejad
    Scene & Custome Design
  • Hamed Hosseinzadeh
    Sound Record & Design
  • Mehran Dousti
    Color Correction
  • Farhad Naeimi
    Music Composer
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, LGBTQ, Romance, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Language:
    Persian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - SOORE Art University of Tehran
  • 27th Busan International Film Festival
    Busan
    Korea, Republic of
    October 9, 2022
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 41st Munich Film School Fest
    Munich
    Germany
    November 15, 2022
    German Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 16th For Rainbow Film Festival

    Brazil
    December 20, 2022
    Best Foreign Short Film
  • 35th Image + Nation Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    Canadian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 30th MixBrasil Queer Film Festival

    Brazil
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 29th Washington DC's LGBT Film Festival
    Washington DC
    United States
    Washington Dc's Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 24th Thessaloniki GLAD Film Festival
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    October 14, 2022
    European Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 23th Caminhos International Film Festival

    Portugal
    Portuguese Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 18th Santa Cruz Film Festival
    Santa Cruz
    United States
    October 10, 2022
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 16th Jacksonville Film Festival

    United States
    Official Selection
  • 17th Dialogue LGBTQ Film Festival
    Calcutta
    India
    Indian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 15th Beijing Queer Film Festival
    Beijing
    China
    Chinese Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 13th Merlinka Film Festival

    Seychelles
    Serbian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 12th Queens World Film Festival

    United States
    Official Selection
  • 11th Pink Life Queer Festival

    Turkey
    Turkish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 10th Queen City Film Festival

    United States
    Official Selection
  • 18th Nahal International Srudent Short Film Festival
    Tehran
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Lucid Horizon Films
    Distributor
    Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Sadeq Es-haqi

Sadeq Es-haqi, B.1998 Tehran, is a young filmmaker from Iran. He studied Drama at Soore Art University of Tehran. He works as writer, director, editor, dramaturge, translator in cinema and theater. The main themes in his works are women issues and sexual identity. His first short film “Collage” (2019) has been selected in more than 20 film festivals around the world. His second short film “Jouissance” is premiered at the 27th BUSAN International Film Festival. He’s now working on his first feature film project.

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Director Statement

Jouissance is one of the terms that Jaques Lacan discussed. It somehow means pleasure. This film tries to explore some Lacanian terms like 3 stages through the life of 3 characters and combine this kind of living with a poetic narrative and cinematography which results in a cinematic pleasure.
It’s an exploration into magical realism in cinema. I’m interested in Murakami’s literature and I follow most of the adapted movies of his literal works. I tried to create a mysterious atmosphere which is similar to Murakami’s literal works.