This event is excluded from the Film Pass
A curated collection of extraordinary short films that have been honoured and celebrated at the 2023 Iris Prize Film Festival.
Event/ This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Julia Alcamo (Ted and Noel)
Films screening in this programme are:
Realness with a Twist – 12A (Dir Cass Virdee/GB 2023/12 mins)
(Winner: 2023 Youth Jury Award)
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 – PG (Dir Julia Alcamo/GB 2023/25 mins)
(Winner: 2023 Co-op Audience Award)
Ted and Noel deals with a grieving LGBTQ+ activist who tries to find the strength for one last campaign.
F**ked – 15 (Dir Sara Harrak/GB 2023/6 mins)
(Winner: 2023 Best British)
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 – 15 (Dir Karimah Zakia/CA 2023/11 mins)
(Winner: 2023 Iris Prize)
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.