A striking programme of award-winning short films from the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
The programme includes Jackie, the documentary that captivated audiences on the festival’s Opening Night; One Day This Kid, the 2025 Iris Prize–winning film; and Never Never Never, a poignant and heartwarming story set in a Welsh fishing village, made by a previous winner of the Iris Prize.
2025 OPENING NIGHT
Jackie (12A)
Dir. Emily Sargent
Scotland/UK, 2025, 20 minutes, English, no subtitles
A short documentary about the life of Jackie Forster; a groundbreaking, outrageous — and largely unknown — LGBT+ rights campaigner whose underground donor sperm operation helped the first queer women to have children. This is the third film to be made with the Iris Prize.
Documentary Film Finance Fund sponsored by OUTFlix.
2025 IRIS PRIZE WINNER
One Day This Kid (15)
Dir. Alexander Farah
Canada, 2025, 18 minutes, English/Farsi + English subtitles
As told by filmmaker Alexander Farah through a deftly composed array of small yet pivotal moments, a first-generation Afghan Canadian man takes steps toward establishing an identity of his own while always conscious of his father's shadow.
2025 OPENING NIGHT
Never Never Never (15)
Dir. John Sheedy
UK/Australia, 2025, 18 minutes, English/Welsh + English subtitles
A poignant and heartwarming story set in a Welsh fishing village. Henrick (Ché) and Arwyn (Iwan) share a bond that transcends friendship, filled with unspoken longing and love. Henrick's love for Shirley Bassey's music is his way to overcome the conservative views of their community. The film explores the struggles of Henrick and Arwyn as they navigate their feelings for each other in a society that may not fully accept them. This is the thirteenth film made by a winner of the Iris Prize.
In 2026, Iris celebrates 20 years of excellence in LGBTQ+ storytelling.
