Iris on the Move in Wrexham focuses on football, film, and women

• Iris on the Move in partnership with the Diva Film Festival announce a special event at Wrexham’s Tŷ Pawb on Thursday, 26 March
• Changing the Game: Football, Identity and the Future of Wrexham is presented by Iris Prize x Tŷ Pawb
• Q&As and a panel discussion with filmmakers and LGBTQ+ community champions
• Watch Wales v Bosnia and Herzegovina World Cup qualifier following the event
• More Iris on the Move screenings planned for April, May, and June
This week (Thursday, 26 March) in Wrexham, as part of Iris on the Move, the organisers of the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival – celebrating global stories and Cardiff charm are proud to present an evening of film, football, and discussion, supported by the North East Wales Community Cohesion Team. Changing the Game: Football, Identity and the Future of Wrexham is presented by Iris Prize x Tŷ Pawb in partnership with DIVA Film Festival.
The event will be hosted by Iris Prize Festival Director Berwyn Rowlands and features a short film programme screening, followed by a Q&A, and the Women Changing the Game / Who Gets to Belong in Football panel discussion. Speakers include Jacquie Lawrence (DIVA Film Festival), Cass Virdee (Filmmaker), Kate Hutchinson, (Trustee, Pride Cymru), Cameron Richards (Filmmaker), and Lou Englefield (Director of Pride Sports & Campaign). After the panel discussion, guests will be able to watch the Wales v Bosnia and Herzegovina game at the venue. There is free entry to the event, but booking is required to secure your seat (optional donation at checkout).

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Berwyn Rowlands, Iris Prize Festival Director said: “This has been an amazing Iris on the Move taking the best LGBTQ+ films from Iris 2025 to venues across the UK. I’m thrilled we finish this stage of the tour in Wrexham with a special event in partnership with Diva Film Festival. “And what better way to finish than focusing on football in Wrexham on the same day Cymru might be one game closer to qualifying for the World Cup. “The screening and talk will hopefully help control our nerves on Thursday as we look forward to kick-off!”

Screening: 4 Short Films

A curated 65 mins programme of Iris Prize shorts exploring football, gender, belonging, and queer resilience.
  • Keep off the Grass. Dir. Francis Rudd. UK, 2022. 10 minutes.
18-year-old amateur footballer Sunny is struggling to come to terms with his sexuality. and as the final game of the season approaches, tensions begin to rise. He and fellow player Josh are attracted to one another, and will have to fight not only for what they want both on and off the pitch.
  • We'll Go Down in History. Dir. Cameron Richards and Charlie Tidmas. UK, 2025. 25 minutes.
We’ll Go Down In History tells the story of TRUK United, a grassroots, proudly trans football club. Filmed over two years, it captures the team’s highs and lows on and off the pitch as they create a safe haven for their community in the face of rising transphobia. Solers United_still
  • Solers United. Dir: Sara Harrak, Prod. Jacquie Lawrence. UK, 2025. 14 minutes.
As grass roots womxn's football team Solers United face eviction, emotions bubble between teammates, Nelly and Bills. Enter new striker Sals with looks as impressive as her footwork, Bills can't help but envy her instant connection to Nelly. As the halftime whistle blows, tensions reach a boiling point and Nelly and Bills must confront their emotions to mend their fractured bond.
  • Realness with a Twist. Dir. Cass Virdee. UK, 2023. 12 mins.
A talented footballer is forced to battle between his secret passion for voguing and the fear of his team-mate's disapproval.

Filmmaker & Guest Q&A

  • Jacquie Lawrence – DIVA Film Festival
  • Cass Virdee – Realness with a Twist
  • Cameron Richards – We'll Go Down In History
  • Lou Englefield - Campaign Director, Football v Homophobia

Panel Session: Women Changing the Game / Who Gets to Belong in Football

  • Kate Hutchinson will chair the panel, followed by audience Q&A.
Berwyn & Emily Sargent (Director, Jackie) at HOME, Manchester
Over the last two months, Iris on the Move, sponsored by S4C, has screened films in 30 venues, giving audiences the rare opportunity to engage directly with filmmakers, through Q+As, and festival staff. Festival Director Berwyn Rowlands has visited most venues, confirming Iris on the Move is about screening stories that the mainstream can sometimes ignore.
Two People Exchanging Saliva_2026 Oscars
This year there are two short film programmes: Iris 2025: Best Bits includes the 2025 Iris Prize winner (One Day This Kid), alongside Never Never Never, a film made by 2022 Iris Prize winner; and When Love Broke the Law includes Jackie and the 2026 Oscar-winning short Two People Exchanging Saliva. For the first time, we’ve also included a feature film in the tour, Rachel Dax’s feature documentary, 3000 Lesbians Go To York. It has screened in three venues already, with four more screenings planned in April, May, June and July.

If any venues are interested in screening Iris films for Pride Month, they can contact adnan@irisprize.org

We are currently adding bookings to the diary for Pride Month 2026.

All Iris on the Move (Sponsored by S4C) programme information can be found here: https://irisprize.org/iris-on-the-move/

Full details about Iris can be found here: www.irisprize.org Iris Prize will return in 2026 for the 20th edition on Monday 12 October until Sunday 18 October.

Iris ar Grwydr yn ymweld â Wrecsam ac yn canolbwyntio ar bêl-droed, ffilm a menywod

  • Mae Iris ar Grwydr mewn partneriaeth â Gŵyl Ffilm Diva yn cyhoeddi digwyddiad arbennig yn Nhŷ Pawb Wrecsam ddydd Iau, 26 Mawrth
  • Cyflwynir Newid y Gêm: Pêl-droed, Hunaniaeth a Dyfodol Wrecsam gan Wobr Iris x Tŷ Pawb
  • Sesiwn Holi ac Ateb a thrafodaeth banel gyda gwneuthurwyr ffilmiau a hyrwyddwyr y gymuned LHDTQ+
  • Gwyliwch gêm ragbrofol Cwpan y Byd Cymru v Bosnia a Herzegovina yn dilyn y digwyddiad
Yr wythnos hon (Dydd Iau, 26 Mawrth) yn Wrecsam, fel rhan o Iris ar Grwydr, mae trefnwyr Gŵyl Ffilm LHDTQ+ Gwobr Iris – sy’n dathlu straeon byd-eang a swyn Caerdydd – yn falch o gyflwyno noson o ffilm, pêl-droed a thrafodaeth, gyda chefnogaeth Tîm Cydlyniant Cymunedol Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru. Cyflwynir Newid y Gêm: Pêl-droed, Hunaniaeth a Dyfodol Wrecsam gan Wobr Iris x Tŷ Pawb mewn partneriaeth â Gŵyl Ffilm DIVA.
Bydd Cyfarwyddwr Gŵyl Gwobr Iris, Berwyn Rowlands, yn cynnal y digwyddiad ac mae'n cynnwys dangosiad rhaglen ffilmiau byrion, ac yna sesiwn Holi ac Ateb, a thrafodaeth panel Menywod yn Newid y Gêm / Pwy sy'n Cael Perthyn i Bêl-droed. Ymhlith y siaradwyr bydd Jacquie Lawrence (Gŵyl Ffilm DIVA), Cass Virdee (Gwneuthurwr Ffilmiau), Kate Hutchinson, (Ymddiriedolwr, Pride Cymru), Cameron Richards (Gwneuthurwr Ffilmiau), a Lou Englefield (Cyfarwyddwr Pride Sports & Campaign). Ar ôl y drafodaeth banel, bydd gwesteion yn gallu gwylio gêm Cymru yn erbyn Bosnia a Herzegovina yn y lleoliad. Mae mynediad am ddim i'r digwyddiad, ond mae angen archebu i sicrhau eich sedd (rhodd dewisol wrth y ddesg dalu).

Archebwch yma

Dywedodd Berwyn Rowlands, Cyfarwyddwr Gŵyl Gwobr Iris: “Mae hwn wedi bod yn Iris ar Grwydr anhygoel yn mynd â’r ffilmiau LHDTQ+ gorau o Iris 2025 i leoliadau ledled y DU. Rwy’n falch iawn ein bod ni’n gorffen y cam hwn o’r daith yn Wrecsam gyda digwyddiad arbennig mewn partneriaeth â Gŵyl Ffilm Diva. “A pha ffordd well o orffen na chanolbwyntio ar bêl-droed yn Wrecsam ar yr un diwrnod ag y gallai Cymru fod un gêm yn agosach at gymhwyso ar gyfer Cwpan y Byd. “Gobeithio y bydd y dangosiad a’r sgwrs yn helpu i reoli ein nerfau ddydd Iau wrth i ni edrych ymlaen at y gic gyntaf!”

Dangosiad: 4 Ffilm Fer

Rhaglen wedi'i churadu 65 munud o ffilmiau byrion Gwobr Iris yn archwilio pêl-droed, rhywedd, perthyn, a gwydnwch hoyw.
  • Keep off the Grass. Cyf. Francis Rudd. DU, 2022. 10 munud.
Mae'r pêl-droediwr amatur 18 oed, Sunny, yn ei chael hi'n anodd dod i delerau â'i rywioldeb. Ac wrth i gêm olaf y tymor agosáu, mae tensiynau'n dechrau codi. Mae ef a'i gyd-chwaraewr Josh yn cael eu denu at ei gilydd, a bydd yn rhaid iddynt ymladd nid yn unig am yr hyn maen nhw ei eisiau ar ac oddi ar y cae.
  • We'll Go Down in History. Cyf. Cameron Richards a Charlie Tidmas. DU, 2025. 25 munud.
Mae We’ll Go Down In History yn adrodd hanes TRUK United, clwb pêl-droed trawsryweddol, llawr gwlad. Wedi'i ffilmio dros ddwy flynedd, mae'n dal uchafbwyntiau ac isafbwyntiau'r tîm ar ac oddi ar y cae wrth iddynt greu hafan ddiogel i'w cymuned yng ngwyneb trawsffobia gynyddol.
  • Solers United. Cyf. Sara Harrak, Cynhyrchydd. Jacquie Lawrence. DU, 2025. 14 munud.
Wrth i dîm pêl-droed llawr gwlad Solers United wynebu cael eu troi allan, mae emosiynau'n byrlymu rhwng y cyd-chwaraewyr, Nelly a Bills. Daw'r ymosodwr newydd Sals i mewn gyda golwg mor drawiadol â'i gwaith traed, ni all Bills ond cenfigennu ei chysylltiad sydyn â Nelly. Wrth i'r chwiban hanner amser chwythu, mae'r tensiynau'n cyrraedd pwynt berwi ac mae'n rhaid i Nelly a Bills wynebu eu hemosiynau i drwsio eu perthynas doredig.
  • Reality with a Twist. Cyf. Cass Virdee. DU, 2023. 12 munud.
Mae pêl-droediwr talentog yn cael ei orfodi i frwydro rhwng ei angerdd cudd dros fod yn ffasiynol ac ofn anghymeradwyaeth ei gyd-chwaraewr.

Holi ac Ateb Gwneuthurwr Ffilm a Gwestai

  • Jacquie Lawrence – Gŵyl Ffilm DIVA
  • Cass Virdee – Reality with a Twist
  • Cameron Richards – We'll Go Down In History
  • Lou Englefield - Cyfarwyddwr Ymgyrch, Pêl-droed v Homoffobia

Sesiwn Panel: Menywod yn Newid y Gêm / Pwy sy'n Cael Perthyn i Bêl-droed

  • Kate Hutchinson fydd yn cadeirio'r panel, ac yna bydd sesiwn holi ac ateb gyda'r gynulleidfa.
Dros y ddau fis diwethaf, mae Iris ar Grwydr, a noddir gan S4C, wedi dangos ffilmiau mewn 30 o leoliadau, gan roi cyfle prin i gynulleidfaoedd ymgysylltu'n uniongyrchol â gwneuthurwyr ffilmiau, drwy sesiynau Holi ac Ateb, a staff yr ŵyl. Mae Cyfarwyddwr yr Ŵyl, Berwyn Rowlands, wedi ymweld â'r rhan fwyaf o leoliadau, gan gadarnhau bod Iris ar Grwydr yn ymwneud â dangos straeon y gall y brif ffrwd eu hanwybyddu weithiau.
Eleni mae dwy raglen o ffilmiau byrion: mae Iris 2025: Y Darnau Gorau yn cynnwys enillydd Gwobr Iris 2025 (One Day This Kid), ochr yn ochr â Never Never Never, ffilm a wnaed gan enillydd Gwobr Iris 2022; ac mae Pan Dorrodd Cariad y Gyfraith yn cynnwys Jackie a'r ffilm fer Two People Exchanging Saliva, a enillodd Oscar yn 2026. Am y tro cyntaf, rydym hefyd wedi cynnwys ffilm nodwedd yn y daith, sef ffilm ddogfen Rachel Dax, 3000 Lesbians Go To York. Mae wedi'i dangos mewn tair lleoliad eisoes, gyda phedair dangosiad arall wedi'u cynllunio ym mis Ebrill, Mai, Mehefin a Gorffennaf.

Os oes gan unrhyw leoliadau ddiddordeb mewn dangos ffilmiau Iris ar gyfer Mis Pride, gallant gysylltu ag adnan@irisprize.org

Rydym wrthi'n ychwanegu archebion at y dyddiadur ar gyfer Mis Pride 2026.

Gellir dod o hyd i holl wybodaeth rhaglen Iris on the Move (Noddwyd gan S4C) yma: https://irisprize.org/iris-on-the-move/

Mae manylion llawn am Iris i'w cael yma: www.irisprize.org

Bydd Gwobr Iris yn dychwelyd yn 2026 am yr 20fed rhifyn ddydd Llun 12 Hydref tan ddydd Sul 18 Hydref. Mae’r wyl yn derbyn ceisiadau ar gyfer y gwobrau nawr.