IRIS ON THE MOVE 2025
Celebrating global stories and Cardiff charm, and now in its 10th year, Iris is proud to be taking Iris on the move, sharing authentic stories that the mainstream can sometimes be accused of ignoring.
This year, Iris has travelled far and wide, visiting 35 venues across the country. Scroll down to explore where our films have screened in 2025
We had two programmes available to book — Find details about the programmes below.
Best of Iris 2024 (15)
A showcase of the standout films from Iris 2024, featuring award-winning stories that explore love, identity, and the human experience.
Running Time: 63 mins
HEROES, HEARTBEATS, AND SHORELINES (15)
A dynamic collection of films that explores identity, transformation, and the unexpected connections that shape us, from superheroes to shorelines.
Running Time: 70 mins
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15) Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 7 pm
Screening will be introduced by Seth Edmonds (Team Iris).
There will be an interval between the programmes
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 3 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival director Berwyn Rowlands.
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 4:30 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival director Berwyn Rowlands and there will be a Q+A with Tom Paul Martin (Director of Where are all the Gay superheroes?)
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15) Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 7 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival director Berwyn Rowlands and there will be a Q+A with Leo Drayton (writer and actor of Teth).
15 mins interval between the programmes
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15) Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 7 pm
There will be an interval between the programmes
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15) Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 7 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival director Berwyn Rowlands and there will be a Q+A with Leo Drayton (writer and actor of Teth).
There will be an interval between the programmes
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15) Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 7 pm
There will be an interval between the programmes
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15) Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 7 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival director Berwyn Rowlands.
There will be an interval between the programmes
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 2:15 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 5 pm
Free Entry
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15) Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 7:15 pm
There will be an interval between the programmes
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Queer Storytelling & Activism
Time: 7-9 PM
After the credits roll, join an exclusive panel discussion featuring Andrew Medcraft, Organisational Development and Diversity Advisor at Wrexham University; Kate Hutchinson from Pride Cymru; filmmakers Neil Ely and Lloyd Eyre-Morgan; and LGBTQ+ community members Sarah Way and Sue Oliver.
The theme for LGBT History Month 2025 is “Activism” and Pride Cymru are hosting a series of events titled 40 Years On: A celebration of queer activism in Wales 1985-2025.
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15) Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 5 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival director Berwyn Rowlands and there will be a Q+A with Leo Drayton (writer and actor of Teth).
There will be an interval between the programmes
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 3 pm
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 4:15 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15) & Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 6 pm
Screening will be introduced by Seth Edmonds (Team Iris) and there will be a Q&A with Leo Drayton (Writer & Actor, Teth)
Limited number of Tickets available for Iris members.
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 6:45 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 8:15 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 6 pm
Screening will be introduced by Seth Edmonds (Team Iris).
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 6:45 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival director Berwyn Rowlands and there will be a Q+A with Tom Paul Martin (Director of Where are all the Gay superheroes?)
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 6:30 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival director Berwyn Rowlands.
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery.
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 6:30 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival director Berwyn Rowlands.
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 7 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival manager Grant Vidgen and there will be a Q+A with Leo Drayton (writer and actor of Teth).
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 12:15
Free Entry
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 3:30 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival director Berwyn Rowlands and there will be a Q+A with Tom Paul Martin (Director of Where are all the Gay superheroes?)
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 6 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 11:30 am
Free Entry
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 1 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 8 pm (Bar opens 7 pm)
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 6:15 pm
Screening will be introduced by festival director Berwyn Rowlands and there will be a Q+A with Tom Paul Martin (Director of Where are all the Gay superheroes?)
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 8:25 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 6 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 2:00 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 6 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15) & Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 5:25 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 6 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes & Heartbeats (15)
Time: 1:30 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 1:30 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 1:30 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes & Heartbeats (15)
Time: 1:30 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 1:30 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Audience Favourites(15)
Time: 1:30 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 7:15 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Heroes, Heartbeats & Shorelines (15)
Time: 2 pm & 4 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Welsh Shorts
Time: 7pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Comedy Central
Time: 7 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Best of Iris 2024 (15)
Time: 7 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
Programme: Teth + Q&A with Leo Drayton (Writer & Actor, Teth)
Time: 5:30 pm
Supported by Film Hub Wales as part of the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), made possible by the National Lottery
