Best of Iris 2023 + Q&A

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. 

Duration:
54 minutes

Languages:
English

Country of origin:
Canada and Great Britain

Year of production:
2023

This screening has no adverts or trailers and starts at the advertised time

This film is excluded from the HOME Film Pass