2025 Iris Prize

If I’m Here It Is By Mystery

New Rio, 2054. The renowned witch Dahlia arrives at the port with a mission: to establish the most powerful Clan that has ever existed and, thus, defeat the Order of Truth. In the future, many people are trans - but only a few are witches.

DIRECTOR:

Clari Ribeiro (They/Their/Their)

PRODUCER:

Éri Sarmet, Bem Medeiros

WRITER:

Éri Sarmet

RELEASE YEAR:

2024, Language: Portuguese

Brazil, 22 mins

Rio Newydd, 2054. Mae’r wrach enwog Dahlia yn cyrraedd y porthladd gyda chenhadaeth: sefydlu’r Clan mwyaf pwerus a fu erioed ac, felly, trechu Urdd y Gwirionedd. Yn y dyfodol, mae llawer o bobl yn draws – ond dim ond ychydig sy’n wrachod.

Clari Ribeiro is a director, editor, and visual artist. Their new fantasy thriller short film, If I’m Here, It is By Mystery, premiered at IFFR 2024. In 2021, they received the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for their performance in the film A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here (2021), of which they are the editor as well.

Mae Clari Ribeiro yn gyfarwyddwr, golygydd ac artist gweledol. Cafodd eu ffilm fer gyffro ffantasi newydd, If I’m Here, It is By Mystery, ei dangos am y tro cyntaf yn IFFR 2024. Yn 2021, cawsant Wobr Arbennig y Rheithgor yng Ngŵyl Ffilm Sundance am eu perfformiad yn y ffilm A Wild Patience Has Taken Me Here (2021), ac nhw yw golygydd y ffilm hefyd.

2025 Iris Prize Shortlist