2026 Iris Prize

Inheritance

After the news of his father’s passing, Ameen must face old demons when he returns to the family home he was kicked out of as a teenager. He’s brought Kai - his situationship - along for moral support.

DIRECTOR:

Mohammad Awad

PRODUCER:

Mohammad Awad, Rizcel Gagawanan & Patrick Abboud

WRITER:

Mohammad Awad

RELEASE YEAR:

2026

Australia, 15 mins, Language: English

After the news of his father’s passing, Ameen must face old demons when he returns to the family home he was kicked out of as a teenager. He’s brought Kai – his situationship – along for moral support.

Director’s bio

Mohammad Awad (He/They) is an award-winning Writer/Director/Poet/Playwright/Producer/Musician/Author and involuntary artist who’s running out of ways to express himself.  Mohammad’s last film Bikes premiered at the Sydney Opera House, and Inheritance won the national Queer Screen Pitch-Off and had its world premiere at Mardi Gras Film Festival where they won the Emerging Filmmaker Award.

Ar ôl clywed y newyddion am farwolaeth ei dad, mae’n rhaid i Ameen wynebu hen gythreuliaid pan fydd yn dychwelyd i’r cartref teuluol y cafodd ei gicio allan ohono yn ei arddegau. Mae wedi dod â Kai – ei gymar ar hap – gydag ef i’w gefnogi’n foesol.

Bywgraffiad y Cyfarwyddwr

Mae Mohammad Awad (Ef/Nhw) yn Awdur/Cyfarwyddwr/Bardd/Dramodydd/Cynhyrchydd/Cerddor/Awdur arobryn ac yn artist anwirfoddol sy’n rhedeg allan o ffyrdd i fynegi ei hun. Cafodd ffilm ddiwethaf Mohammad, Bikes, ei dangos am y tro cyntaf yn Nhŷ Opera Sydney, ac enillodd Inheritance y Queer Screen Pitch-Off cenedlaethol a chafodd ei dangos am y tro cyntaf yn y byd yng Ngŵyl Ffilm Mardi Gras lle enillon nhw Wobr y Gwneuthurwr Ffilmiau sy’n Dod i’r Amlwg.

2026 Iris Prize Shortlist