Changing the Game: Football, Identity & the Future of Wrexham

4 Short Films & Filmmaker Q&A Presented Iris Prize x Tŷ Pawb – in partnership with DIVA Film Festival.
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Changing the Game: Football, Identity & the Future of Wrexham
Presented by
Iris Prize x Tŷ Pawb – in partnership with DIVA Film Festival
Date: Thursday 26 March 2026
Time: 18:00
Venue: Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham
• 18:00 – Doors open
• 18:30 – Welcome to the event
• 18:45 – Short Film Programme Screening
• 20:00 – Filmmaker + Guest Q&A + Panel Discussion: Women Changing the Game / Who Gets to Belong in Football
• 20:45 – Questions from the floor
• 21:00 – Event ends
Tickets:
• Free entry with booking required
• Optional donation at the checkout
Host for the evening: Berwyn Rowlands (Iris Prize Festival Director)
Speakers: Jacquie Lawrence (DIVA Film Festival), Cass Virdee (Filmmaker), Kate
Hutchinson (Trustee, Pride Cymru), Cameron Richards (Filmmaker), Lou Englefield
(Director of Pride Sports & Campaign)
1. Screening: 4 Short Films
A curated 65 mins programme of Iris shorts exploring football, gender, belonging, and
queer resilience.
Films Include:
• Keep off The Grass. Dir. Francis Rudd). 10 mins. UK.
• We’ll Go Down in History. Dir. Cameron Richards & Charlie Tidmas. 25 mins.
UK.
• Solers United. Dir. Sara Harrak. 14 mins. UK.
• Realness with a Twist. Dir. Cass Virdee. 12 mins. UK.
2. Filmmaker & Guest Q&A
• Jacquie Lawrence – DIVA Film Festival
• Cass Virdee – Realness with a Twist
• Cameron Richards – We’ll go down in history
• Lou Englefield – Football v Homophobia
• Kate Hutchinson – Trustee, Pride Cymru
Kate Hutchinson to chair the panel. Followed by audience Q&A.




