This screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A with Chuck Chuck Baby director Janis Pugh, moderated by DIVA Film Festival Director Jacquie Lawrence.

Chuck Chuck Baby

An ode to female friendship, love and resilience, Chuck Chuck Baby is intertwined with witty, observant humour and unforgettable spontaneous musical numbers. Set in industrial north Wales, Helen (Louise Brealey) lives with her ex-husband, his 20-year-old girlfriend, their new baby - and his dying mother Gwen. Her life is a grind, and is spent mostly at work at the local chicken factory. The monotony of life is upended when Joanne (Annabel Scholey), Helen’s childhood infatuation and former neighbour, comes back to town.

dir. Janis Pugh | UK | 2023 | 101mins

Scorpion Grass

Yan Yan wishes to bring her girlfriend home during the Lunar New Year, causing shame and anger in her father. Rosario, a migrant from the Philippines, tries to intervene into the heated argument on the street. Not all is as it seems, and this encounter leads to an unlikely friendship and revelations.

dir. Jamie Chi | UK | 2023 | 17mins