Teth (15) – 2024 Opening Night
Dir: Peter Darney. Wales. 2024. 12 mins.
Following surgery, Ioan and his father adapt to their new relationship as father and son, that is until the dog mistakes a nipple for a chew toy.
Where Are All the Gay Superheroes (15) – 2024 Opening Night
Dir: Tom Paul Martin. UK. 2023. 15 mins.
An LGBTQIA+ crowd-pleaser, combining elements of sci-fi, drama and comedy. Professional superheroes Sterling and Meridian have just finished saving the day (again) when suddenly, they find themselves in a rare moment alone. The suits come off, but when old tensions and old enemies return, our “heroes” learn the dark truth about who they are underneath.
Façade (12A) – Winner: 2024 Micro Short Award
Dir: Sophia Vi. UK. 2024. 2 mins.
Following gender affirming facial feminisation surgery, a transgender woman contemplates what it means to be alive using the words of William Shakespeare’s most famous speech – ‘To be or not to be…’
Boys in the Water (15) – Highly Commended, 2024 Iris Prize
Dir: Pawel Thomas Larue. France. 2023. 39 mins.
End of summer on the Breton coast. Oscar invites his group of friends to spend a week’s vacation at his grandparent’s house. He hasn’t been back to his childhood home for years – not since he came out as a trans boy. On the beach, the gang meets Malo, a handsome local guy, also trans. The story is about their meeting, which will turn everything upside down.