Iris Prize and the Queer Emporium presents Cardiff on film!

Three short films made in Cardiff by winners of the Iris Prize, followed by a panel session with actors Tom Mumford, Mathew David Hill and Anita Reynolds, hosted by Yan White.

This evening is a fundraiser for Trans Aid Cymru & Glitter Cymru.

Venue:

The Queer Emporium, 2 – 4 Royal Arcade, St Mary’s Street, Cardiff, CF10 1AE

Time:

Screenings start at 8pm, doors will open from 7:30pm.


Films:

Burger

Dir: Magnus Mork

UK / Norway | 11 mins

Late night in a burger bar!

Gay and straight, male and female, couples, singles and friends are beautifully observed by Norwegian filmmaker Magnus Mork in this short drama filmed on location in a Cardiff burger bar. Winner Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Award for Direction and Ensemble Acting.


Wild Geese

Dir: Susan Jacobson

Writers: Katie Campbell & Kayleigh Llewellyn

UK | 17 mins

Full of comedy and human vulnerability, this is a story of recovery and the redemptive nature of love.

When Amy catches her husband in the act, she falls down a flight of stairs and wakes up with amnesia – believing she is 16 and that the year is 1999. Aside from the wrinkles on her face, Amy is a teenager again – outspoken, hormonal, obsessed with emo poetry and, crucially, fixated with tracking down her high school best friend Polly. Last Amy remembers, they were joined at the hip. But Amy quickly realises that Polly doesn’t want anything to do with her, and Amy just cannot remember why.


Spoilers

Dir: Brendon McDonall

Writer: Brendon McDonall

UK / Australia | 22 mins

Leon’s loved and lost.

He’s hit ground zero and never wants to go through that hell again. But then he meets someone incredible. Life seems full of possibility again. Inside his molecules are a hot mess

and figurative butterflies are doing flash mobs in his tummy. BUT… what if he knew the ending before it even began? What if that ending involved more suffering? With all that painful baggage, could he have a second chance at true intimacy?