Best of Iris Prize 202415

2024 | 1h

Join us for a special film showcase in partnership with the Iris Prize – a renowned international award honouring excellence in LGBTQ+ short filmmaking. Together with Oxford Pride, we’re presenting a powerful selection of standout films from Iris 2024, each offering moving and thought-provoking stories of love, identity, and the human experience.

Sister Wives (15)

Winner: Best British Short & Co-op Audience Award, Iris Prize 2024

Director: Louisa Connolly-Burnham | UK, 2024 | 28 mins
Two sister wives, married to the same man, begin to develop romantic feelings for each other, challenging tradition and their own expectations.

JIA (12A)

Winner: Youth Jury Award, Iris Prize 2024

Director: Vee Shi | Australia, 2023 | 15 mins
After the loss of her son, a Chinese mother travels to Australia and embarks on a road trip with Eric, her son’s former lover. As they journey together, she is forced to confront her beliefs and grief. Language: Mandarin with English subtitles

Blood Like Water (15)

Winner: Iris Prize 2024

Director: Dima Hamdan | Palestine, 2023 | 14 mins
Shadi sets off on a secret adventure, only to put his family in danger. They’re forced to make an impossible choice: cooperate with the Israeli occupation or face shame from their own community.
Language: Arabic with English subtitles

Discover more about the Iris Prize and its celebration of LGBTQ+ storytelling at www.irisprize.org

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1h 56m | French w/ English subtitles
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The Social Reckoning 15
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18:00

Revenge 18
1h 48m | French w/ English subtitles
Her-steria Horror Classics
Jen's romantic getaway turns violent when her boyfriend's friends arrive uninvited, leaving her for dead. She survives, and sets out on a relentless quest for revenge. A stylish, subversive debut from director Coralie Fargeat (The Substance).

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20:30

NAZA 15
1h 17m | Arabic & Hebrew w/ English subtitles
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