Join us for a special afternoon of LGBTQ+ cinema as b-side Festival welcomes Iris Film Festival on the Move to Portland

Presented in partnership with the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival, this screening brings award-winning and audience-favourite LGBTQ+ stories from around the world to the Royal Manor Theatre.

The afternoon will be introduced by Berwyn Rowlands, Festival Director of Iris Prize.

Following the screenings, stay for an informal conversation about film, storytelling, community and LGBTQ+ representation with special guests, including Nat Wilding, Co-Chair of the PRISM LGBTQIA+ Network.

When Love Broke the Law (12A)  

Running time: 60 minutes

A powerful double bill featuring an Oscar-winning short film alongside an opening-night favourite from the 2025 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival.

From forbidden kisses to real-life revolution, these films remind us that love has always been an act of resistance.

In one, a society where affection is outlawed is challenged by a simple act of intimacy. In the other, the extraordinary true story of a pioneering lesbian activist reveals how courage and determination helped generations of queer women build families and communities.

Together, the films celebrate desire, protest and the people who refused to live by anyone else’s rules.

Two People Exchanging Saliva (12A)  

Directors: Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh

France/USA | 36 mins French with English subtitles

Oscar-winning short film and recipient of a Highly Commended Award at the 2025 Iris Prize Festival.

In a surreal society where kissing is punishable by death, a personal shopper threatens the status quo with a simple act of affection.

Jackie (12A)  Director: Emily Sargent

Scotland, UK | 20 mins | English | No subtitles

A moving documentary celebrating the life of Jackie Forster—a pioneering, outspoken and often overlooked LGBTQ+ rights campaigner whose underground donor sperm network helped some of the first queer women in Britain start families.

Produced through the Iris Prize Documentary Film Finance Fund, supported by OUTflix.

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