IRIS PRIZE: HEROES, HEARTBEATS, AND SHORELINES
Celebrating global LGBTQIA+ stories and Cardiff charm and now in its 10th year, Iris is coming to ActOne Cinema with 7 short films -including Teth, a Welsh language Trans comedy, and Blood Like Water, a powerful story from Palestine- in two standout programmes: BEST OF IRIS 2024 (3:00pm) and HEROES, HEARTBEATS, AND SHORELINES (4:15pm) Tickets for 1 programme are £7; Combo tickets for both programmes are £10. Just add tickets for both screenings on your basket and the discount will apply automatically. To learn more about the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival, visit www.irisprize.org Please note the screening will start ar the advertised time, with no ads and trailers. PROGRAMME 1 (3:00pm): BEST OF IRIS 2024 (3:00pm) A showcase of the standout films from Iris 2024, featuring award-winning stories that explore love, identity, and the human experience. Sister Wives (15) - Winner: 2024 Iris Prize Best British & Co-op audience award Dir: Louisa Connolly-Burnham. UK, 2024. 28 mins. Two sister wives married to the same man start to develop feelings for each other. JIA (12A) - Winner: 2024 Youth Jury Award Dir: Vee Shi. Australia. 2023. 15 mins. A grieving Chinese mother travels to Australia and embarks on a road trip with Eric, to remember her late son. Ming’s conservative values are tested when she learns Eric was her son’s lover. Blood Like Water (15) - Winner: 2024 Iris Prize Dir: Dima Hamdan. Palestine. 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 occupation or be shamed and humiliated by their own people. INTERMISSION PROGRAMME 2 (4:15pm): HEROES, HEARTBEATS, AND SHORELINES A dynamic collection of films that explores identity, transformation, and the unexpected connections that shape us, from superheroes to shorelines. Teth (15) - 2024 Opening Night Dir: Peter Darney. Wales. 2024. 12 mins. Following surgery, Ioan and his father adapt to their new relationship as father and son, that is until the dog mistakes a nipple for a chew toy. Where Are All the Gay Superheroes (15) - 2024 Opening Night Dir: Tom Paul Martin. UK. 2023. 15 mins. An LGBTQIA+ crowd-pleaser, combining elements of sci-fi, drama and comedy. Professional superheroes Sterling and Meridian have just finished saving the day (again) when suddenly, they find themselves in a rare moment alone. The suits come off, but when old tensions and old enemies return, our “heroes” learn the dark truth about who they are underneath. Façade (12A) - Winner: 2024 Micro Short Award Dir: Sophia Vi. UK. 2024. 2 mins. Following gender affirming facial feminisation surgery, a transgender woman contemplates what it means to be alive using the words of William Shakespeare's most famous speech - 'To be or not to be...' Boys in the Water (15) - Highly Commended, 2024 Iris Prize Dir: Pawel Thomas Larue. France. 2023. 39 mins. End of summer on the Breton coast. Oscar invites his group of friends to spend a week’s vacation at his grandparent’s house. He hasn’t been back to his childhood home for years – not since he came out as a trans boy. On the beach, the gang meets Malo, a handsome local guy, also trans. The story is about their meeting, which will turn everything upside down.PT1H10M152025-02-16IRIS PRIZE: HEROES, HEARTBEATS, AND SHORELINES"IRIS PRIZE: HEROES, HEARTBEATS, AND SHORELINES"Showtimes
February 16, 4:15 pm
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