A showcase of standout films from Iris 2024, featuring award-winning stories on love, identity, and the human experience.
Films screening in this programme are:
Sister Wives
Dir Louisa Connolly-Burnham/GB 2024/28 mins
Two sister wives married to the same man start to develop feelings for each other.
Winner: 2024 Iris Prize Best British & Co-op Audience Award
JIA
Dir Vee Shi/AU 2023/15 mins
Ming, a grieving Chinese mother, travels to Australia and embarks on a road trip with Eric in order to remember her late son. Ming’s conservative values are tested when she learns Eric was her son’s lover.
Winner: 2024 Youth Jury Award
Blood Like Water
Dir Dima Hamdan/PS 2023/14 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 opposition or be shamed and humiliated by their own people.
Winner: 2024 Iris Prize
Event/ This screening will be introduced by Berwyn Rowlands, Festival Director at Iris.
(image – JIA, dir. Vee Shi)