Iris Podcast

Iris Podcast

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Iris celebrates LGBTQ+ film, championing the incredible creatives both on and off-screen. Over the series host, Damian Kerlin, catches up and speaks with filmmakers covering hot topics such as authentic casting and representation on screen, the portrayal of queer youth and the dramatizing of our true stories.

07/06/2023

Episode 6 – Bringing Queer Stories to Life

In the last of the series, Damian chats to filmmakers about the importance of real life stories on our screens and what is the reality of looking beyond the lens at the real lives of those our films represent, managing expectation, and the reality of dramatising our stories for screen.

30 min
06/28/2023

Episode 5 – Making film in Wales

Filming on location is hard, but when you chuck into the mix rural landscapes and unpredictable weather it can be damn near impossible. That and the sensitivities around shooting a queer film, Damian chat to his guests about all this can be possible and is Wales as welcoming as it perceives.

32 min
06/22/2023

Episode 4 – Queer Youth

Representation on screen has never been so important, so Damian along with his guests this week chat specifically about queer young people on screen, and is it truly representative of those real lives it depicts.

32 min
06/14/2023

Episode 3 – Script to Screen

Ever wondered how those stories appear on screen? Well, this week LGBTQ+ filmmaking podcast Iris answers just that. Join host Damian as he talks to Waterloo Road star Adam Ali as well as filmmaker Keeran Anwar Blessie and Bad Wolf, one the UK’s largest production companies, script editor, Bethan Evans

33 min
06/07/2023

Episode 2 – Queer documentary making

This week Damian interviews three LGBTQ+ filmmakers specialising in documentaries. Together they discuss the importance and collective responsibility of telling LGBTQ+ stories and ask whether documenteries have a duty to be balanced in their story telling, or does larger bias play a role?

43 min
06/01/2023

Episode 1 – Authentic Casting

Episode 1 – Authentic Casting We kick things off on LGBTQ+ Iris Podcast talking all things representation in casting, and along with our interviewees attempt to answer the old age question in the filming industry, “should queer roles, be played by queer actors?”

33 min
10/03/2022

Iris Prize Podcast S2: - Olivia and Joey (Acrimonious)

After meeting at Uni and going their separate ways into writing and acting, Olivia and Joey reconnected and made ‘Acrimonious’, based on some of Joey’s real life experiences. They delve into what it’s like to make a film in your own living room, the things that really did happen and the bits that were given some poetic licence. ‘Acrimonius’ is a story of Emeka’s sudden divorce from his husband which leaves him back in his childhood home after he thought he’d left it behind for good. Moving from a middle class dream back to working class reality, Emeka has to relearn how to navigate the single life. To listen to the episode - https://anchor.fm/iris-prize-podcast To watch the film - https://www.irisprize.org/

26 min
09/20/2022

Iris Prize Podcast S2: - Mat Johns (Inertia)

Manchester based filmmaker Mat Johns discusses his film ‘Inertia’ with Robert, from where the story began, to how much it cost to make and everything in between. The pair dissect the film and we get a first-hand rundown of Mat’s journey from school to the world of film, via the University of Salford. ‘Inertia’ is a story of unlikely friendship between Maddie and Rabia, a teacher and student, as Rabia tries to help Maddie through the overwhelming grief of losing her wife. To listen to the episode - https://anchor.fm/iris-prize-podcast To watch the film - https://www.irisprize.org/

38 min

Iris celebrates LGBTQ+ film, championing the incredible creatives both on and off-screen. Over the series host, Damian Kerlin, catches up and speaks with filmmakers covering hot topics such as authentic casting and representation on screen, the portrayal of queer youth and the dramatizing of our true stories.

Creator

Iris Podcast
Years Active

2020 - 2023
Episodes

34
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Iris Podcast
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Iris Podcast