The festival, supported by Norwegian Embassy, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Norway. The 2022 Iris Jury Chair is Bard Ydén the Executive Director and Artistic Director of Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bard has created a special retrospective of LGBTQ+ short films from Norway for Iris. These films are available to view on our on-line festival until the end of October. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/7a774f8256613adf5bc36639164ea5cf.png" width="413" style="display: block; margin: auto;">

A woman dresses as a man. A man dresses as a woman.What happens when their paths cross?Heidi Arnesen’s short film debut is a playful film about gender and identity.

DUAL OF THE SENSES

In the nineties, the band Sadomaoistan became synonymous with everything that was hard, raw, wild and gay in Oslo's music scene. With rock-hard techno and legendary stage shows, they created their own niche before disappearing into the darkness of history. Their discography is short with a single album release; Retroscopy. Gym Noir is from this album and became the band's only official music video. The video was a volunteer project and most of the people you see in the video were key players in Oslo's queer nightlife in the mid-90s; party organisers, artists, clubbers and Norway’s prominent HIV/AIDS activist Kalle Mannes, turn this into a life-affirming video postcard from a period where activism and hedonism went hand in hand.

SADOMAOISTAN: GYM NOIR

A shower is wet and very private. But all this changes when lights go out. Boundaries shift and 3 women no longer feel so naked in the dark.

SPINNING

The two friends Björn and Hampus move in together. Hampus is outgoing, likes partying and the ladies. Björn prefers to be at home, painting the apartment and building spaceship models. They have an open and strong friendship, but where is the line crossed?

FLATMATES / Kompisar

Somewhere in Northern Norway. Two young men, in the nude, execute a cultish ceremony on their skateboards.

ANTI-REPRODUCTIVE MATING RITUAL

Knut is a middle aged, lonely man, in desperate need of company. Mirza is an illegal immigrant, in need of every help he can get.

SAMARITAN / Samaritanen

A story about a young man's quest for love and acceptance, all in a lively musical film about being yourself and loving whoever you want.

Bald Guy

After years living in the south, Christian returns to his home village with his fiancée to look at churches for their wedding. But is this the true reason for the visit? This is the story about the time before she came, after he left, and everything in between that is left untold.

BEFORE SHE CAME, AFTER HE LEFT / Før hun kom, etter han dro

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Iris celebrates LGBTQ+ film all year round, culminating in an international queer film festival in Cardiff, Wales each October. This year the 16th Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival is in person in Cardiff from 11 - 16 October. We're also pleased to make some of our programme available Online.

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