Dealing in Desire

(2025)

Year: 2025

Runtime: 13 мин

Director: Sarmad Sultan Khoosat

Cast: Rasti Farooq

Plot

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.