Best of Iris 2024 + intro

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)

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)

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)

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)

Duration:
60 minutes

Country of origin:
Australia, Great Britain and Palestine

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

This event is excluded from the HOME Film Pass