2026 Best British

Please Mistress

Based on lived experience, this darkly funny film traces Ayesha’s dive into online sex work. Varied interactions with her invisible clientele help her find her power as a trans woman.

DIRECTOR:

Alia Ramna

RELEASE YEAR:

2025

UK, 14 mins

Director’s bio
Born in Cardiff in 2000 into a conservative Muslim family, Alia’s (She/Her/Hers) queerness meant she had be removed into social care at the age of 16. She has worked in a variety of hospitality roles but her main creative focus is with the Ballroom movement where she is an accomplished performer and has competed internationally. Please Mistress is her first film.

Yn seiliedig ar brofiadau byw, mae’r ffilm dywyll a doniol hon yn olrhain plymiad Ayesha i waith rhyw ar-lein. Mae rhyngweithiadau amrywiol gyda’i chleientiaid anweledig yn ei helpu i ddod o hyd i’w phŵer fel menyw draws.

Bywgraffiadur y Cyfarwyddwr

Wedi’i geni yng Nghaerdydd yn 2000 i deulu Mwslimaidd ceidwadol, oherwydd ei bod yn cwiar, cafodd Alia (Hi/Hi/Ei) ei symud i ofal cymdeithasol yn 16 oed. Mae wedi gweithio mewn amrywiaeth o rolau lletygarwch ond ei phrif ffocws creadigol yw gyda’r mudiad Ballroom lle mae’n berfformiwr medrus ac wedi cystadlu’n rhyngwladol. Please Mistress yw ei ffilm gyntaf.

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