Cats Can Teach You To Die Alone | Crossroads (Online) | Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2025

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Finding love in old age, stories shared in darkness, societal pressure in a relationship, and a mother searching for her kidnapped child. This programme deals with being alone and searching for more.

Ali receives a call from his ex-lover Zain after three years, sparking memories of the night they first met, moving between past intimacy and present solitude, love and regret.

Mae Ali yn derbyn galwad gan ei gyn-gariad Zain ar ôl tair blynedd, gan danio atgofion o'r noson y cyfarfuon nhw gyntaf, gan symud rhwng agosatrwydd y gorffennol a'r unigedd presennol, cariad ac edifeirwch.

Year
2025
Runtime
22 minutes
Language
Urdu
Country
Pakistan

Director
Hanuš
Screenwriter
Abdul Rehman Shah & Hanuš
Producer
Muhammad Makki, Abtahi

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Cats Can Teach You To Die Alone

Ali receives a call from his ex-lover Zain after three years, sparking memories of the night they first met, moving between past intimacy and present solitude, love and regret.

Krizalit

Krizalit follows Deniz, a young woman torn between love and alienation in modern Turkey, exploring identity, belonging, and transformation in a city bursting with beauty, contradiction, and quiet resistance.

Buscando Alma

A Honduran immigrant is given the chance to meet her mother after nearly two decades of separation. As she grapples with the uncertainty of their reunion, she is confronted by tumultuous memories of her past and the fact that she might not be what her mother is expecting.

This virtual screening is eligible for audience awards! Unlock it to cast your vote.

Protected ContentThis content can only be viewed in authorized regions: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Pay What You CanAfter this content becomes available October 15th at 5:00 pm UTC, you'll have 23 days 6 hours to start watching. Once you begin, you'll have 26 days to finish watching. Need help?

Finding love in old age, stories shared in darkness, societal pressure in a relationship, and a mother searching for her kidnapped child. This programme deals with being alone and searching for more.

Ali receives a call from his ex-lover Zain after three years, sparking memories of the night they first met, moving between past intimacy and present solitude, love and regret.

Year
2025
Runtime
22 minutes
Language
Urdu
Country
Pakistan

Director
Hanuš
Screenwriter
Abdul Rehman Shah & Hanuš
Producer
Muhammad Makki, Abtahi