COOP Audience Award for best Iris Prize Short

Birthday Boy follows a transgender boy, Alex, as he experiences bullying at a private all girls school. He lives a double life in online games, where he feels he can express his true identity. Alex has excitedly planned a digital birthday party, however, on the day of his birthday, the bullying takes a violent turn for the worse. We experience these tragic events through his memories, as he reflects from a hospital bed.

Despite his hardships, ultimately this is a film about acceptance, with an uplifting narrative that positively portrays a trans character. 

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Gwobr y Gynulleidfa COOP ar gyfer Ffilm Fer Orau Gwobr Iris

Mae Birthday Boy yn dilyn bachgen trawsrywiol, Alex, wrth iddo brofi bwlio mewn ysgol breifat i ferched. Mae'n byw bywyd dwbl mewn gemau ar-lein, lle mae'n teimlo y gall fynegi ei wir hunaniaeth. Mae Alex wedi mynd ati’n gyffrous i gynllunio parti pen-blwydd digidol, fodd bynnag, ar ddiwrnod ei ben-blwydd, mae'r bwlio’n cymryd tro treisgar. Cawn brofi’r digwyddiadau trasig hyn trwy ei atgofion, wrth iddo fyfyrio o’i wely yn ysbyty.

Er gwaethaf  y pethau sy’n achosi caledi iddo, yn y pen draw mae hon yn ffilm sy’n ymwneud â derbyn, gyda naratif dyrchafol sy'n portreadu cymeriad traws mewn modd cadarnhaol.