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- Running time:
- 1h 58m (no ads or trailers)
- Age range:
- 15
Join us at Lighthouse Poole for a special screening of a new feature film by Rachel Dax and two internationally celebrated short films from the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival - bold, moving, and not to be missed on the big screen.
Two Black Boys In Paradise (15)
Dir. Baz Sells (UK) 9 mins
Awards: 2025 Iris Prize co-op Audience award, 2026 BAFTA winner
A beautifully crafted stop-motion animation, Two Black Boys in Paradise tells the tender story of Eden (19) and Dula (18)—two young Black boys on a journey of self-acceptance.
Based on Dean Atta’s acclaimed poetry collection There is (still) Love Here, and narrated by Jordan Stephens, the film explores themes of homophobia, racism, and the search for identity, sexuality, and belonging.
Two People Exchanging Saliva (12A)
Dir. Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh
(France/USA, 36 mins. 2026 Oscar Winner – French with English Subtitles
In a farcical world where kissing is punishable by death, a personal shopper threatens the status quo.
3000 Lesbians Go To York (15)
Dir. Rachel Dax (UK) 68 mins
A celebration of all things lesbian, where thousands of people came together in the unlikeliest of hotspots — York!
A terrific, inspiring documentary, celebrating an important piece of LGBTQ+ history (on 3000 Lesbians Go To York)Sarah Waters, Author
Two People Exchanging Saliva is 'equal parts intimate and decadent'Charli XCX
Lesbian history is so often consigned to the margins and beyond: this is not just a fabulous picture of how we came together, it's a vital document of the value of our sisterhood. I'll never forget YLAF (York Lesbian Arts Festival)Val McDermid, Author
Two Black Boys in Paradise isn't just an awards story. It's a five-year journey that turned a deeply personal poem about Black queer love into stunning, handcrafted stop-motion (on Two Black Boys in Paradise)Cartoonbrew.com
...a sweet, touching exploration of love persevering in spite of bigotry and prejudice. It's extremely well animated to create an aesthetic that matches its emotional nature and feels inherently British, with a nostalgic edge (on Two Black Boys in Paradise)Filmcarnage.com
Ebrahimi, Bajrami and Boquien, who play the central love triangle, hold our attention through their delicate, reserved, but magnetic performances, inviting us into the emotional mess of their characters, while leaving enough room to entice us with thematic layers beneath their facade (on Two People Exchanging Saliva)High on Films