Self-financing & Micro-features
Chair:
Date: Wed 15 Oct, 3:30pm @Stadium Plaza
Rajdeep Choudhury (He/Him)
Actor / Writer
Raj is an actor and writer who recently completed a role in the feature film Kashmir Princess, working with renowned filmmaker Andrew Lau in China. His short film Jackpot, which he wrote and starred in, was released on Disney India. Passionate about promoting regional talent and championing South Asian stories, his latest project, A Teacher’s Gift—screening at this year’s Iris Prize—is a British–South Asian film exploring identity, family, and the courage to be true to oneself. Raj is currently directing his first documentary series while preparing for the release of three upcoming feature films in which he stars.
Neil David (He/Him)
Writer / Director
Neil is a working-class, award-winning neurodivergent writer and director. He gained critical acclaim for his short film Mirrors, which he wrote and directed, released on Boys on Film 11 and screened at festivals worldwide. In 2021, Neil won the Iris Prize Youth Jury Award for the short film S.A.M., co-directed with Lloyd-Eyre Morgan. Their feature debut DEPARTURES premiered at BFI Flare in 2025 and was subsequently nominated for Best Comedy at the National Film Awards. DEPARTURES is also in official selection at this year’s Iris Prize.
Lloyd Eyre-Morgan (He/Him)
Actor / Writer / Director
Lloyd is an award-winning writer and director for film and television, with credits including Waterloo Road, EastEnders, and a range of acclaimed short films. He won the Iris Prize Best of British Award in 2015 for CLOSETS and the Youth Jury Award in 2021 for S.A.M., co-directed with Neil David. Their feature debut DEPARTURES, in which Lloyd also stars, premiered at BFI Flare in 2025, was nominated for Best Comedy at the National Film Awards, and is in official selection at this year’s Iris Prize.
Rachel Dax (She/Her)
Filmmaker & Novelist
Rachel Dax is an award-winning writer, director, and producer of film and audio drama, a novelist, and a university lecturer. After training in drama and film, she created a series of acclaimed short films and founded DaxiTales, producing works including Time & Again, which screened at over 65 festivals, won 15 awards, and aired on BBC Wales and BBC Four. Her feature-length documentary Three Thousand Lesbians Go To York, screens at this year’s Iris Prize, which celebrates the York Lesbian Arts Festival and a decade of queer women’s culture.
