CS-MOV-00138592
Dealing in Desire (2025)
Released 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z · 13 min
Languages: English (original), English (spoken), Urdu (spoken)
Dealing in Desire is a short, experimental film by Sarmad Khoosat and Saba Karim Khan, which explores the power dynamics between men and women, the emotional toll of exploitation and the reclaiming of agency in situations where we assume there is none. It is based on the poem “Dealing in Desire” by Saba Karim Khan and inspired by Manto’s short story, Hatak or The Insult.
Crew
| Rasti Farooq | Acting | Actor |
| Fatimah Sattar | Editing | Colorist |
| Fyque Nadeem | Production | Production Designer |
| Fyque Nadeem | Camera | Still Photographer |
| Jazib Arshad | Sound | Sound Designer |
| Nadeem Abbas | Sound | Sound Designer |
| Nadeem Abbas | Editing | Editor |
| Sarmad Sultan Khoosat | Directing | Director |
| Sarmad Sultan Khoosat | Writing | Screenplay |
| Sundus Hashmi | Production | Producer |
| Umar Hayat Choudhary | Production | Line Producer |
Titles
Dealing in Desire