SCENE Presents: Best of Iris 2024 + Out of MCR: SCENE Queer Shorts Showcase Awards Presentation

SCENE Presents:

Best of Iris 2024 + Out of MCR: SCENE Queer Shorts Showcase Awards Presentation

Join us for a showcase of the standout films from Iris 2024, featuring award-winning stories that explore love, identity, and the human experience. Hosted by Berwyn Rowlands from Iris Prize.

Following the screenings from Iris Prize we will be presenting the winner of our first ever Out of MCR: SCENE Queer Shorts Showcase Award.

1\. Sister Wives (15) Winner: 2024 Iris Prize Best British & Co-op Audience Award | Dir. Louisa Connolly-Burnham. UK. 2024. 8 mins.

Two sister wives married to the same man start to develop feelings for each other.

2\. JIA (12A) Winner: 2024 Youth Jury Award

| Dir Vee Shi. Australia. 2023. 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.

3\. Blook Like Water (15) Winner: 2024 Iris Prize

| Dir Dima Hamdan. Palestine. 2024. 14 mins.

Shadi embarks on a secret adventure and accidentally drags his family into a trap where they only have two choices; either collaborate with Israeli occupation or be shamed or humiliated by their own people.

For more info visit: www.irisprize.org

Films in this programme contain strong language, threat of violence, strong sex references and drug use.

Presented by SCENE

This is an 18+ event