Iris 2025: When Love Broke the Law (Iris on the Move 2026)

<b>Screening as part of <a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/iris-on-the-move">Iris on the Move 2026</a>.</b> From forbidden kisses to real-life revolution, this double bill shows that love has always been our greatest act of defiance. In <i>Two People Exchanging Saliva</i>, affection itself is a crime — and yet, someone dares to kiss. In <i>Jackie</i>, 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. <b><i>Two People Exchanging Saliva</b></i> (12A) (dir. Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh, France/USA, 36 mins) (2025 Iris Prize Highly Commended) <i>French with English Subtitles</i> In a farcical world where kissing is punishable by death, a personal shopper threatens the status quo. <b><i>Jackie</b></i> (12A) (dir. Emily Sargent, Scotland, UK, 2025, 20 minutes) (2025 Opening Night) <i>English, No Subtitles</i> 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. <i>Presented in partnership with DIVA Film Festival</i>PT59M12A
Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh (<i>Two People Exchanging Saliva</i>); Emily Sargent (<i>Jackie</i>)
Iris 2025: When Love Broke the Law (Iris on the Move 2026)"Iris 2025: When Love Broke the Law (Iris on the Move 2026)"

Showtimes

March 3, 8:45 pm

Filmhouse Cinema