Having been in the industry for over 20 years, Ian Smith discusses with Berwyn how he started, where he is now, and how he used his film ‘3 Letters’ to address homophobia in society. Taking us back to his days at the Newport Film School, Ian tells us about how he got a job at the BBC during a recession, made and sold his own design company, and then returned to BBC Wales, before starting to produce his own films. ‘3 Letters’ is a film about the unfortunate situations that people in the LGBTQ+ often find themselves in, when their family don’t understand or accept their identity. To listen to the episode - https://anchor.fm/iris-prize-podcast To watch the film - https://www.irisprize.org/