BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.2//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:691@auntysocial.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T211500 DTSTAMP:20260202T142357Z URL:https://www.auntysocial.co.uk/events/blackpool-film-festival-iris-priz e-2025-best-bits-when-love-broke-the-law/ SUMMARY:Blackpool Film Festival: Iris Prize 2025 Best Bits + When Love Brok e the Law DESCRIPTION:\nFrom forbidden kisses to real-life revolution\, this double b ill shows that love has always been our greatest act of defiance\n\n\n\nJo in us at the Arc Cinema Blackpool for an evening of fabulous LGBTQ+ film w ith Blackpool Film Festival and the Iris Prize.\nExperience the Best Bits from the 2025 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival alongside When Love Broke th e Law: two short films that celebrate desire\, protest\, and the power of those who refused to live by anyone else’s rules.\n\nBerwyn Rowlands (Ir is Prize Festival Director) will introduce the screening and take part in a Q&\;A taking about Iris Prize and it’s 20th anniversary\, the Iris Prize Documentary Film Fund (from which Jackie originated)\, Iris Prize Pr oductions (Never Never Never\, made by the winner of the Iris Prize).\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIris 2025: Best Bits\nAward winners\, audience favour ites from the opening night - unforgettable stories from the 2025 Iris Pri ze LGBTQ+ Film Festival.\n\nFrom a haunted tollhouse to a high-rise reckon ing\, from quiet self-discovery to a love song by the sea\, these films ca pture the brilliance\, beauty\, and bravery that define Iris. Featuring Y Tolldy\, Blackout\, One Day This Kid and Never\, Never\, Never\, this prog ramme celebrates the very best of Iris 2025 — films that moved audiences \, impressed juries\, and reminded us why Iris has never been just a festi val.\n\n\nBook your tickets\n\nY Tolldy (15)\nDir. Dan Thomas. Wales\, UK. 10 mins. (2025 Opening Night)\nWelsh with English Subtitles\n\nWhen Emyr v isits his hometown with his partner\, a decade after vowing not to return\ , a chance meeting with his old school bully turns into a terrifying battl e against forces they cannot explain.\nBlackout (15)\nDir. Chris Urch. UK. 15 mins. (2025 Best British Winner)\nEnglish\, No Subtitles\n\nWhen a you ng man living in a high-rise is disturbed by domestic violence in the flat next door\, he comes to realise that violence isn’t always on the outsi de – sometimes it’s with us all along.\nOne Day This Kid (15)\nDir. Al exander Farah. Canada. 18 mins. (2025 Iris Prize Winner)\nEnglish &\; F arsi with English Subtitles\n\nAs told by filmmaker Alexander Farah throug h a deftly composed array of small yet pivotal moments\, a first-generatio n Afghan Canadian man takes steps toward establishing an identity of his o wn while always conscious of his father's shadow.\nNever Never Never (15)\ nDir. John Sheedy. UK/ Australia. 18 mins. (2025 Opening night)\nEnglish & amp\; Welsh with English Subtitles\n\nA poignant and heartwarming story se t in a Welsh fishing village. Henrick (Ché) and Arwyn (Iwan) share a bond that transcends friendship\, filled with unspoken longing and love. Henri ck's love for Shirley Bassey's music is his way to overcome the conservati ve views of their community. The film explores the struggles of Henrick an d Arwyn as they navigate their feelings for each other in a society that m ay not fully accept them.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen Love Broke the Law \nFrom forbidden kisses to real-life revolution\, this double bill shows t hat love has always been our greatest act of defiance.\n\nIn Two People Ex changing Saliva\, affection itself is a crime — and yet\, someone dares to kiss. In Jackie\, the fearless story of a pioneering lesbian activist r eminds us that real change begins with small acts of courage.\nTwo People Exchanging Saliva (12A)\nDir. Natalie Musteata &\; Alexandre Singh\nFra nce/USA\, 36 mins. (2025 Iris Prize Highly Commended)\nFrench with English Subtitles\n\nIn a farcical world where kissing is punishable by death\, a personal shopper threatens the status quo.\nJackie (12A)\nDir. Emily Sarg ent/\nScotland\, UK\, 2025. 20 minutes. (2025 Opening Night)\nEnglish\, No Subtitles\n\nA short documentary about the life of Jackie Forster\; a gro undbreaking\, outrageous — and largely unknown — LGBT+ rights campaign er 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 Docu mentary Film\n\nFinance Fund sponsored by OUTFlix.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nTickets - Pay What You Can (Free - £10)\nGreat film should be for every one\, and nobody should have to struggle to experience the magic of cinema . That's why Blackpool Film Festival offers a range of ticket prices for o ur events\, making cinema affordable for everyone.\n\nEveryone is welcome to attend our Pay What You Can (PWYC) events and pay… whatever you can. Free\, £2.50\, £5\, £10 – whatever you can afford to give\, that’s what the tickets cost for that event.\n\nYou simply choose the price that works best for you from a range of options.\n\nThere limited number of PWY C tickets. Once a particular price option has sold out\, you won’t be ab le to purchase tickets at that price\, and the list of amounts you can dec ide between may change.\nBook your tickets\nWhen Love Broke the Law is pre sented by Iris on the Move in partnership with Diva Film Festival.\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Iris on the Move\nIris on the Move is the annual t ouring showcase from the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival\, bringing award- winning short films to venues across the UK.\n\nIn 2026\, Iris celebrates its 20th anniversary — marking two decades of sharing global LGBTQ+ stor ies &\; Cardiff Charm with audiences everywhere.\n\nBefore the main fes tival (12–18 October 2026\, Vue Cinema Cardiff)\, Iris is on the road on ce again and we’d love you to be part of it.\n\nMore about Iris.\n\n\n\n \n\n\nREFUNDS\n\n If you can no longer attend\, please request a refund u sing the link in your confirmation email.\n Orders can be refunded up to 7 days before the event.\n Refunds will be subject to the Eventbrite book ing fee of 6.95% + £0.59 per ticket.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.auntysocial.co.uk/wp-content/uploads /2026/02/Iris-Header.jpg CATEGORIES:Events & Festivals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR