Best of Iris 2023

A curated collection of extraordinary short films that have been honored and celebrated at the 2023 Iris Prize Film Festival.

Realness With A Twist

Director: Cass Virdee | Producer: David Giles & Maria Salcher | Writer: Cass Virdee & David Giles

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

Director: Julia Alcamo | Producer: Dan Hodgson & Mary Pattisson

Ted and Noel deals with a grieving LGBTQ+ activist who tries to find the strength for one last campaign.

F**ked

Director: Sara Harrak | Producer: Emma Hammond, Meg Salter & Sara Harrak | Writer: Meg Salter

What exactly are the rules in an open relationship? With no rulebook, it’s down to the couple to draw their lines... F**KED raises the question many of us secretly ask ourselves - have I really explored and enjoyed my own sexuality?

Scaring Women At Night

Director. Karimah Zakia Issa | Producer: Lindsay Blair Goeldner & Rosalind Goodwin | Writer: Karimah Zakia Issa & Ace Clamber

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.

Falling In Love

This programme is a collection of short films that explores looking for love, finding love, desire, and human connections in various forms.

Bubbling

Director: Chang Che Ming | Producer: Lin Hsin Wu | Writer: Chang Che Ming

Guang has difficulty focusing during school choir. He's distracted by something more enticing than singing. When a charismatic new student arrives, Guang's curiosity and sexual desire is taken to a new level.

Malwa Khushan

Director: Preeti kanungo & Sourav Yadav | Producer: Lotus Visual Productions & KASHISH Arts Foundation | Writer: Preeti kanungo

Coming of age story of two sisters Malwa and Khushan exploring sexuality and attraction in their adolescent years. A new girl arrives in Khushan's classroom and she starts developing feelings for her.

Single: Meat Cutes

Director: Tilly Robba & Steph Jowett | Producer: Steph Jowett | Writer: Ang Collins & Mike Costi

We are first introduced to Luke, Bridie and Tilly as they rideshare to the pub for their separate dating-app dates. Disaster ensues on all counts, and the three end the night crammed in a skip-bin outside the pub—dateless and still single.

Diomysus

Director: Emily Elizabeth Morus-Jones | Producer: Sara Ellen | Writer: Emily Elizabeth Morus-Jones

An experimental film where a group of mice (voiced by members of the UK polyamorous community whose identities are masked using puppetry) discuss their experiences of polyamory. 'Diomysus' asks the question - are we (the audience) more open to taboo ideas if unconscious bias is eliminated?

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