Best of the Iris Prize: New Shorts arrive on OUTtv and OUTflix
Published on: Jan 28, 2025
Written by: Joey Hodgson
OUTtv is starting 2025 with a heartwarming and diverse collection of short films that celebrate the best of the Iris Prize Film Festival, which is one of the world’s most important LGBTQ+ festivals. It celebrates the power of storytelling and gives a big shoutout to queer voices from all over the world. Every year, it’s held in Cardiff, Wales, and it has the famous £30,000 Iris Prize, the biggest short film prize for LGBTQ+ filmmakers.
These stories are about love, loss, identity, and resilience, and they come from all over the LGBTQ+ community. From the sweet reunion in Betty and Jean to the raw self-discovery of Bleach and the magical reflections of Fortune Favours the Fantabulous, this lineup has something for everyone. Whether it’s figuring out complicated relationships, like in F**ked, or fighting against society’s expectations in Realness With A Twist, these shorts show off powerful voices and amazing stories. Scroll down to see the full list of new shorts that are streaming now on OUTtv.
Bleach
Caught in a cycle of intense home workouts and empty Grindr hookups, Lloyd who never forgets to clean his equipment – or himself – of any marks he has made. As his spiral worsens, his ability to connect with those around him depletes until he can no longer enjoy sex. Lloyd’s self-hatred culminates in an act of destruction with which he can finally wash away his feelings of filth. Stream Bleach now on OUTtv.
F**ed
F**ed asks what exactly are the rules in an open relationship? With no rulebook, it’s down to the couple to draw their lines… So when Dani tells Jess she might be interested in sleeping with guys again, it doesn’t go down too well. There’s something about hitting 30 that makes you question whether you’re really being true to yourself.
Fortune Favours the Fantabulous
Fortune Favours the Fabulous follows queer fortune teller, conjurer and runaway Fei Liu who lives and performs out of a tent in the middle of the marshes. Over the course of three days, figures and phantoms of past, present and neither penetrate Fei’s tent and plague their subconscious, threatening to unravel their way of life and throwing their own future – and grip on reality – into turmoil.
Goodbye Python
When the funding is cut from his program, software engineer Kai is faced with saying goodbye to his best friend – The conscious AI he helped develop. Once Kai has accepted that it’s time to move on and enters the exit code, the AI goes rogue and decides to run the grief healing simulation on Kai – Forcing him to face the person he needs to let go of the most. Stream Goodbye Python on OUTtv today.
Just Passing
Just Passing follows Del, a workaholic struggling with her mental health, wants to escape the numbness consuming her. After experiencing an attempted assault by her colleague, she has a chance encounter with Sami, a homeless undocumented man from Nigeria. Del begins to question what she stands for and starts to come to terms with her own immigrant roots.
Lemon
Miss Coco Lemon, a taxi driver dreaming of a different life faces a chaotic night of business around the streets of London with her less-than-ideal customers who drive her to absolute insanity. Check out Lemon now on OUTtv.
Longing
Longing follows a Malaysian woman with a secret who finds herself on an impromptu date with another woman on the night before her flight home.
Malcolm
In the aftermath of an emotionally abusive relationship, a man seeks couples counselling with a sock puppet likeness of his ex-boyfriend, Malcolm. Stream Malcolm now on OUTtv.
Realness With A Twist
Realness With A Twist centers on a talented footballer who is forced to battle between his secret passion for voguing and the fear of his team-mate’s disapproval.
Requiem
Requiem is set in 1605, against the backdrop of the witch trials. It’s a coming of age story, following Evelyn as she engages in a game of cat and mouse against her father, Minister Gilbert, in order to be with Mary, the woman she loves.
Stone
When Tess learns of her estranged father’s death, she travels to the funeral hoping for nothing more than some closure and the chance to meet the woman who stole him from her. Immediately blindsided by the revelation that her father was a transgender woman, Tess starts to wonder what else has been kept from her, turning to her mother for answers. Check out Stone on OUTtv.
Ted and Noel
For over 50 years, iconic activist Ted Brown has fought for queer and black identities. But after losing his partner, Noel, under heart-breaking circumstances, a devastated Ted questions the impact of his activism and struggles to mount a new campaign. Can Ted find the strength for one last fight for LGBTQ+ rights? Stream Ted and Noel today.
The Talent
When movie-star David arrives to feature in the commercial, Tommy starts to follow a trail of breadcrumbs that might just lead him to David, to stardom — and to the truest version of himself. Watch The Talent on OUTtv today.
Ticker
Ticker follows Howard as he drives his partner Joseph to hospital to undergo a high-risk operation, and the intimacy of the car, alongside a long forgotten mix tape, sees the masculinity of their forty year relationship start to yield.