2073 (Dir. Asif Kapadia, 2024)
Oscar nominated Asif Kapadia’s 2073 blends compelling archive footage and commentary with sci-fi drama in this vital cinematic warning from a dystopian future to tackle the biggest challenges endangering our present day and the existence of humanity.

Beats (Dir. Brian Welsh, 2019)
Best mates Johnno and Spanner are on the cusp of adulthood and life is destined to take them in different directions. But this summer is going to be different for them, and for the country. The explosion of the free party scene and the largest counter-cultural youth movement in recent history is happening across the UK.

Biocentrics (Dir. Fernanda Heinz Figueiredo + Ataliba Benaim, 2022)
Through the eyes and voice of biologist Janine Benyus, the non-fiction feature Biocentrics takes the viewer through different corners of the planet to reveal the birth and the principles that guide biomimicry, a methodology of innovation inspired by nature.

Calm With Horses (Dir. Nick Rowland, 2019)
In darkest rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father to his autistic young son. Torn between these two families, Arm’s loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.

Chasing the Sun ( Dir. Michael B. Clifford, 2023)
The bicycle can enable ordinary people to do extraordinary things, like Chase The Sun- an event where people ride coast to coast, 200 miles or more in a single day, fuelled only by cups of tea and good cheer. This film follows these riders as they cycle coast to coast, sunrise to sunset.

Fadia’s Tree (Dir. Sarah Beddington, 2021)
While millions of birds migrate freely in the skies above, Fadia, a Palestinian refugee stranded in Lebanon, yearns for the ancestral homeland she is denied. When a chance meeting introduces her to the director, Sarah, she challenges her to find an ancient mulberry tree that once grew next to her grandfather’s house in historic Palestine, a tree that stands witness to her family’s existence.

Lady Macbeth (Dir. William Oldroyd, 2016)
Rural England, 1865. Katherine (Florence Pugh) is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, and his cold, unforgiving family. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate, a force is unleashed inside her so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Mid90s (Dir. Jonah Hill, 2018)
Mid90s follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in ’90s-era LA who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.

The People’s Joker (Dir. Vera Drew, 2024)
This revolutionary DIY parody film and hilarious reimagining of the classic autobiographical coming-of-age story follows an unconfident, closeted trans girl as she moves to Gotham City to make it big as a comedian by joining the cast of UCB Live.

Silent Men (Dir. Duncan Cowles, 2024)
Part therapy, part road trip, BAFTA award winning filmmaker Duncan Cowles asks men how they open up in order to directly address his own difficulties in being intimate and open with his loved ones. With profound honesty and deadpan wit, SILENT MEN intertwines awkward conversations and the filmmaking process.

Iris Prize Shorts
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