Iris Prize Shorts
Year: 2023/24
- Director:
- Various
- Cast:
- Various
- English Subtitles:
- Na
- Genre(s):
- F-Rated, LGBTQI+, Short Film
- Formats:
Iris Prize are providing two short film collections for a flat rate of just £50 each:
Best of Iris 2024:
BLOOD LIKE WATER (Dir. Dima Hamdan, Palestine, 14 mins): Shadi embarks on a secret adventure, and accidentally drags his family into a trap where they only have two choices; either collaborate with the Israeli occupation or be shamed and humiliated by their own people.
JIA (Dir. Vee Shi, Australia, 15 mins): A grieving Chinese mother travels to Australia and embarks on a road trip with Eric, to remember her late son. Ming's conservative values are tested when she learns Eric was her son's lover.
SISTER WIVES (Louisa Connolly-Burnham, UK, 28 mins): Two sister wives married to the same man start to develop feelings for each other.
Best of Iris 2023:
REALNESS WITH A TWIST (Dir. Cass Virdee, UK, 12 mins): A talented footballer is forced to battle between his secret passion for voguing and the fear of his team-mate's disapproval.
TED AND NOEL (Dir. Julia Alcamo, UK, 25 mins): For over 50 years, iconic activist Ted Brown has fought for queer and black identities. But after losing his partner, Noel, under heart-breaking circumstances, a devastated Ted questions the impact of his activism and struggles to mount a new campaign. Can Ted find the strength for one last fight for LGBTQ+ rights?
F**KED (Dir. Sara Harrak, UK, 6 mins): What exactly are the rules in an open relationship? With no rulebook, it’s down to the couple to draw their lines… So when Dani tells Jess she might be interested in sleeping with guys again, it doesn’t go down too well. F**KED raises the question many of us secretly ask ourselves - have I really explored and enjoyed my own sexuality? There’s something about hitting 30 that makes you question whether you’re really being true to yourself.
SCARING WOMENT AT NIGHT (Dir. Karimah Kakia Issa, Canada, 11 mins): Two strangers are scared on a late walk home. As they try to escape one another, their worlds collide at an intersection forcing them to question who they’re afraid of and why.