IRIS ON THE MOVE: BREAKING THE LAW + LIVE Q&A – Act One Cinema
Iris on the Move is the annual touring showcase from the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival, bringing award-winning short films to venues across the UK.
From forbidden kisses to real-life revolution, this double bill shows that love has always been our greatest act of defiance.
In the Academy Award nominated TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA, affection itself is a crime — and yet, someone dares to kiss. In JACKIE, the fearless story of a pioneering lesbian activist reminds us that real change begins with small acts of courage. Together, these films celebrate desire, protest, and the power of those who refused to live by anyone else’s rules.
Two People Exchanging Saliva (12A). Dir. Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh, France/USA, 36 mins
1 Academy Award nomination
2025 Iris Prize Highly Commended
French with English Subtitles
In a farcical world where kissing is punishable by death, a personal shopper threatens the status quo.
Jackie (12A). Dir. Emily Sargent. Scotland, UK, 2025. 20 minutes
2025 Opening Night
English, No Subtitles
A short documentary about the life of Jackie Forster; a groundbreaking, outrageous — and largely unknown — LGBT+ rights campaigner whose underground donor sperm operation helped the first queer women to have children. This is the third film to be made with the Iris Prize Documentary Film Finance Fund sponsored by OUTFlix.
This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Emily Sargent.