Grant
Fred
Omar
Joe
This is a movie
Sally
Principality Stadium
Dixie
Cardiff
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Role
Dir / Co-Producer / Editor
Year
2022
Genre
Comedy
Format
Narrative Short · 25 min
Distributed onChannel 4 UK✦ Official SelectionMill Valley Film Festival✦ CenterpieceIris Prize Festival✦ Audience AwardMinneapolis St Paul IFF✦ Winner Best ShortTwin Cities Film Festival✦ NomineeBAFTA Cymru✦ Winner LGBT ShortRoma Short Film Festival✦ Official SelectionRoze Filmdagen, Amsterdam✦ Official SelectionMardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney✦ Distributed onChannel 4 UK✦ Official SelectionTLVFest, Israel✦ Official SelectionDC Independent Film Festival✦ Official SelectionImage + Nation Film Festival✦ Official SelectionCT LGBTQ Film Festival✦ Official SelectionAlbuquerque Film & Music Experience✦ Distributed onChannel 4 UK✦
// synopsis

A down-on-his-luck gay bear finds unexpected romance with his married best friend's paramour, hilariously exposing carefully held secrets amongst his circle of friends.

Cardiff premiered as the centerpiece of the 2022 Iris Prize Film Festival and had its American premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival. It won the Audience Award at the Minneapolis / St. Paul International Film Festival, and Best Short at the Twin Cities Film Festival.

In fall 2023 it was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru, and is distributed on Channel 4 in the UK.

BAFTA Cymru 2023 — Nominee
MSPIFF 2023 — Audience Choice Winner Twin Cities Film Fest 2023 — Winner, Best Short
// reviews and press
Review of the Mill Valley Film Festival SF Bay Times ↗

"There are also several LGBTQ shorts screening at the festival in various programs.

Arguably the best is Cardiff, a charming romantic comedy about Fred (Richard Elis) who is unlucky in love while his pansexual mom Sally (Ruth Madoc) and his gay friend Joe (Stifyn Parri) have multiple partners. When Fred meets Omar (Ash Alladi), he thinks he might find happiness, but the path to true love is not as straight (or gay) as it seems. Filmed in luminous black and white and filled with memorable characters and humor, Cardiff is a delight."

Brilliant comedy short film “Cardiff” outlines the reality of being LGBT+ in the Welsh capital Walesonline ↗
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// poster
Cardiff — film poster
// festival selections & awards
BAFTA CymruNominee 2023
Mill Valley Film FestivalAmerican Premiere
Iris Prize FestivalCenterpiece 2022
Minneapolis St Paul IFFAudience Award, Best Short
Twin Cities Film FestivalWinner, Best Short
Channel 4 UKBroadcast Distribution
// behind the scenes
"Filmed in luminous black and white and filled with memorable characters and humor, Cardiff is a delight." SF Bay Times — Mill Valley Film Festival review
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