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

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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.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Tŷ Pawb, Market Street, Wrexham, United Kingdom

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