Youth Shorts

Youth Shorts

A package of short films from the 2024 Iris Prize Programme for young people living in Wales to enjoy and to choose as the winner of the Youth Jury Prize.

51 mins

Until Today | Dir: Megan Lyons | UK | 15 Mins 

After her overbearing mother arranges a loveless marriage, a young aristocrat must consider the price of familial duty when it threatens a forbidden romance with her best friend.

SKIN | Dir: Leo Behrens | USA | 7 mins  

SKIN is a poetic exploration of identity and self-discovery, using visual symbolism to depict a woman’s transformation into a man.

Jia | Dir: Vee Shi | Australia | 15 mins  

A grieving Chinese mother travels to Australia and embarks on a road trip with Eric, to remember her late son. Ming’s conservative values are tested when she learns Eric was her son’s lover.

Gigi | Dir: Cynthia Calvi | France | 14 mins  

From the tormented little mermaid to the fulfilled woman she is today, Gigi tells us about her gender transition with humour and sensitivity.


Pecyn o ffilmiau byrion o Raglen Gwobr Iris 2024 i bobl ifanc sy’n byw yng Nghymru eu mwynhau a’u dewis fel enillydd Gwobr y Rheithgor Ieuenctid.

Until Today | Cyf:  Megan Lyons | DU | 15 munud  

Ar ôl i’w mam ormesol drefnu priodas ddigariad, rhaid i uchelwraig ifanc ystyried pris dyletswydd teuluol pan fydd yn bygwth rhamant waharddedig gyda’i ffrind gorau.

SKIN | Cyf: Leo Behrens | UDA | 7 munud  

Mae SKIN yn archwiliad barddonol o hunaniaeth a hunanddarganfod, gan ddefnyddio symbolaeth weledol i ddangos trawsnewid menyw mewn i ddyn.

Jia | Cyf: Vee Shi | Awstralia | 15 munud  

Mae mam Tsieineaidd alarus yn teithio i Awstralia ac yn cychwyn ar daith ffordd gydag Eric, i gofio am ei diweddar mab. Mae gwerthoedd ceidwadol Ming yn cael eu profi pan mae’n dysgu taw Eric oedd cariad ei mab.

Gigi | Cyf: Cynthia Calvi | Ffrainc | 14 munud  

O’r fôr-forwyn fach doredig i’r fenyw gyflawn y mae hi heddiw, mae Gigi yn dweud wrthym am ei thrawsnewidiad rhwng y rhywiau gyda hiwmor a sensitifrwydd.

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