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Catch Up Tickets & Passes
Catch Up Tickets & Passes

2020 Programme

12 - 31 October

Buy Your Tickets and Passes to catch up with Iris from 12 - 31 October

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Are We Lost Forever + Director Q&A
Are We Lost Forever + Director Q&A

Feature

12 - 31 October

It started as a fairy-tale romance, they were destined to be together, but what if fairy tales aren’t meant to last forever?  

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Between the Seasons
Between the Seasons

Feature

12 - 31 October

After fate pushes two women together, a friendship develops. However, it soon becomes clear that they both have their carefully guarded secrets.

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Cocoon (Kokon)
Cocoon (Kokon)

Feature

12 - 31 October

Nora, a shy 14-year-old Berlin girl, will never forget this way-too-hot summer.

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Dry Wind (Vento Seco)
Dry Wind (Vento Seco)

Feature

12 - 31 October

Sandro's life in the dry, dry state of Goiás, Brazil is monotonous. That is until Maicon, a man straight out of a Tom of Finland illustration, shows up.

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Gossamer Folds + Director Q&A
Gossamer Folds + Director Q&A

Feature

12 - 31 October

An unexpected friendship blossoms after a young family moves in next door to a trans woman named Gossamer.

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The Prince (El Principe)
The Prince (El Principe)

Feature

12 - 31 October

After being sent to prison, Jamie finds himself caught in a war between love and loyalty that threatens to plunge the whole prison into chaos.

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The Teacher
The Teacher

Feature

12 - 31 October

After voicing support for marriage equality at school, teacher Kevin is forced to confront rumours, betrayal and deep-rooted prejudice

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Iris Archive: August
Iris Archive: August

Feature

12 - 31 October

Two former lovers reunite after a long ago painful break-up

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Iris Archive: The Samurai
Iris Archive: The Samurai

Feature

12 - 31 October

A young village police officer finds himself hopelessly out of his depth as he pursues a dangerous stranger through the nocturnal woods.

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Iris Archive: The Way He Looks
Iris Archive: The Way He Looks

Feature

12 - 31 October

Leonardo is blind and longs for independence. But after meeting Gabriel, he finds himself questioning all of his best laid plans. 

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Iris Prize 1: We’ll Be Fine
Iris Prize 1: We’ll Be Fine

Short Films

12 - 31 October

Stories that say no matter what, “We are here, and we’re going to be okay.”   

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Iris Prize 2: Expectations
Iris Prize 2: Expectations

Short Films

12 - 31 October

Living up to your family’s high hopes can be almost impossible to navigate, especially as an LGBT+ person

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Best British 1: Odyssey
Best British 1: Odyssey

Short Films

12 - 31 October

Navigating desire, racism, family and what we hope to find at the end of the line.  

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Iris Prize 3: Cosmic Love
Iris Prize 3: Cosmic Love

Short Films

12 - 31 October

In this pair of documentaries, two very different couples tell real stories that joyfully transport us into their worlds.

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Iris Prize 4: Here Right Now
Iris Prize 4: Here Right Now

Short Films

12 - 31 October

Explore moving stories of loss, awakening, finding connections and making sure that pivotal moment doesn’t pass you by.  

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Iris Prize 5: Call it Dreaming
Iris Prize 5: Call it Dreaming

Short Films

12 - 31 October

These carefully crafted, poetic short films explore very real, very human experiences.

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Iris Prize 6: First
Iris Prize 6: First

Short Films

12 - 31 October

These five films dive into a world of unknowns, bravely exploring love and life for the very first time.  

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Iris Prize 7: Take on the World
Iris Prize 7: Take on the World

Short Films

12 - 31 October

Two documentaries that explore the challenges – and celebrate the victories - of existing while black and queer.  

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Iris Prize 8: Finding Your Way
Iris Prize 8: Finding Your Way

Short Films

12 - 31 October

Grapple with the trickiest of questions in this selection of films on moving forward, breaking free and finding your own place in life.  

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Iris Prize 9: Joy
Iris Prize 9: Joy

Short Films

12 - 31 October

Need a laugh? Expect comedy of all kinds - from dark and surreal to laugh out loud joy – in this selection of short films.

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Best British 2: Two Steps Forward
Best British 2: Two Steps Forward

Short Films

12 - 31 October

In the journey to equality we move frustratingly forwards and backwards, but these British films offer up a ray of hope. 

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Best British 3: Life Cycles
Best British 3: Life Cycles

Short Films

12 - 31 October

Modern LGBT+ life explored in all its diverse, mixed up, messy glory

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Youth Shorts
Youth Shorts

Short Films

12 - 31 October

Selected by a group of young people from Into Film and Pride Cymru, this selection of LGBT+ films were nominated for the 2020 Youth Jury award

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Meet the International Filmmakers: 1
Meet the International Filmmakers: 1

Iris Industry

12 - 31 October

Hear from this year's international filmmakers, hailing from 20 countries from around the world.

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Meet the International Filmmakers: 2
Meet the International Filmmakers: 2

Iris Industry

12 - 31 October

Hear from this year's international filmmakers, hailing from 20 countries from around the world.

FREE

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Meet the International Filmmakers: 3
Meet the International Filmmakers: 3

Iris Industry

12 - 31 October

Hear from this year's international filmmakers, hailing from 20 countries from around the world.

FREE

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Working with Actors
Working with Actors

Iris Industry

12 - 31 October

How do you decide who's perfect for your film? Our panel discuss the world of acting on screen

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The Sex Talk!
The Sex Talk!

Iris Industry

12 - 31 October

Distributors talk gay sex on screen. How are attitudes changing here in the UK?

FREE

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LGBT+ representation in Contemporary Media
LGBT+ representation in Contemporary Media

Iris Industry

12 - 31 October

A panel of young people from across Wales discuss the changing face of LGBT+ representation in our media

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R&D in the Screen Sector
R&D in the Screen Sector

Iris Industry

12 - 31 October

Explore the latest research and development projects in the creative screen sector in Wales and across the UK

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Iris Reunion –The first Iris Prize production
Iris Reunion –The first Iris Prize production

Iris Industry

12 - 31 October

Cast & crew from the very first Iris Production, made in Cardiff with Dee Rees, look back on the experience

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Editing trailers and Promotional Material
Editing trailers and Promotional Material

Iris Industry

12 - 31 October

Watch back over the results of this year's Iris Academy film trailer workshop

FREE

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Opening Night
Opening Night

Live Event

12 - 31 October

Catch up on the Opening Night celebrations at Iris 2020, with 4 short films including the UK premiere of SAM

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Iris Awards 2020
Iris Awards 2020

Live Event

12 - 31 October

See what happened at our live 2020 awards, as we announced the winner of this year's Iris Prize & more

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Iris Live! Catch Up
Iris Live! Catch Up

Live Event

12 - 31 October

Each night during Iris 2020 we went LIVE from Cardiff to the world. Catch up with what happened

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