Featuring the winner of the most prestigious prize for LGBTIQ+ short film, the Iris Prize (Blood Like Water), together these films explore the highs and lows of gay life around the world.

Blood Like Water 
When a Palestinian man is blackmailed with footage of him having sex with another man, he and his family are forced to make a terrible decision: collaborate with the Israeli occupation or be publicly shamed. Based on true stories.

In Heat
A recovering sex addict (Ben Whishaw) sits on the edge of a beach car park, looking to cruise, while talking on an addiction helpline – with a husband patiently waiting at home.

EKG
An overworked Asian-American emergency doctor discovers a brand-new recreational world of substance and sex, as he navigates his fears of his father not accepting him for his sexuality. Australian Premiere

Dandelion
An amateur boxer reflects on how colour and light replaced the chronic grey depression he had been living in when he fell in love with his soulmate during the strangest of times. Australian Premiere

Body of Christ
When Pablo stumbles into church for the very first time, he decides to become an altar boy to spend more time with the beautiful Sebastián. But it’s hard to compete with Jesus for his attention – after all, he’s super hot. Sydney Premiere

All the Lights Still Burning
A classical violinist (Antonio Aakeel, Sahela, MGFF24) and a drug dealer, two British-Pakistani men seemingly from different worlds, reconnect on the streets of Bradford. Australian Premiere

The White Crows
A young closeted Russian man returns from Moscow to his small hometown where his brother has prepared a surprise for him: a night with a female sex worker. Sydney Premiere

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