2026 Iris Prize

My Dear Watson

When he receives a mysterious love note, a teenage Sherlock Holmes must step outside of his comfort zone to uncover the identity of his secret admirer.

DIRECTOR:

Jacob McKee

PRODUCER:

Will Fangmann

WRITER:

Jacob McKee

RELEASE YEAR:

2026

USA, 12 mins, Language: English

Director’s bio

Jacob McKee (he/they) is a queer filmmaker who recently graduated with his MFA from SCAD Atlanta. He is currently in post-production on his next short, Oil & Water. Dreams include: being asked his Four Favorites by Letterboxd, reviving Glee, and adapting Madeline Miller’s Song of Achilles.

Pan mae’n derbyn nodyn cariad dirgel, mae’n rhaid i Sherlock Holmes, sy’n ei arddegau, gamu y tu allan i’w barth cysur i ddatgelu hunaniaeth ei edmygydd cudd.

Bywgraffiad y cyfarwyddwr

Mae Jacob McKee (ef/nhw) yn wneuthurwr ffilmiau cwiar a raddiodd yn ddiweddar gyda’i MFA o SCAD Atlanta. Ar hyn o bryd mae’n ôl-gynhyrchu ar ei ffilm fer nesaf, Oil & Water. Mae ei freuddwydion yn cynnwys: cael ei ofyn am ei Bedwar Ffefryn gan Letterboxd, adfywio Glee, ac addasu Song of Achilles gan Madeline Miller.

2026 Iris Prize Shortlist