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.
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Sadeq Es-haqiDirector
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Sadeq Es-haqiWriter
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Sadeq Es-haqiProducer
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Kiarash DadgarProducerThe Steak
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Kiarash DadgarKey Cast"Arash"
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Armin KhoshnikKey Cast"Rahi"
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Farzad ShahabDOP
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Sadeq Es-haqiEdit
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Sanaz DordinejadScene & Custome Design
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Hamed HosseinzadehSound Record & Design
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Mehran DoustiColor Correction
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Farhad NaeimiMusic Composer
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Drama, LGBTQ, Romance, Fantasy
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Runtime:22 minutes
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Completion Date:March 1, 2022
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Country of Origin:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Country of Filming:Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Language:Persian
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2:35
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - SOORE Art University of Tehran
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27th Busan International Film FestivalBusan
Korea, Republic of
October 9, 2022
International Premiere
Official Selection -
41st Munich Film School FestMunich
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 FestivalMontreal
Canada
Canadian Premiere
Official Selection -
30th MixBrasil Queer Film Festival
Brazil
South American Premiere
Official Selection -
29th Washington DC's LGBT Film FestivalWashington DC
United States
Washington Dc's Premiere
Official Selection -
24th Thessaloniki GLAD Film FestivalThessaloniki
Greece
October 14, 2022
European Premiere
Official Selection -
23th Caminhos International Film Festival
Portugal
Portuguese Premiere
Official Selection -
18th Santa Cruz Film FestivalSanta Cruz
United States
October 10, 2022
North American Premiere
Official Selection -
16th Jacksonville Film Festival
United States
Official Selection -
17th Dialogue LGBTQ Film FestivalCalcutta
India
Indian Premiere
Official Selection -
15th Beijing Queer Film FestivalBeijing
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 FestivalTehran
Iran, Islamic Republic of
World Premiere
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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Lucid Horizon FilmsDistributorCountry: Iran, Islamic Republic ofRights: All Rights
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.
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.