What's On

CoLab Women creates safe, empowering spaces for women, many of whom face multiple disadvantage.

An installation by Bristol-based artist Ben Hartley, that contrasts feelings of nostalgia with geological time.

Things Fall is an exhibition of new and recent sculptural works by a collective of eleven artists living and working across the UK, who explore notions of precariousness, fallibility, and ephemerality in a time of social, political and environmental instability.

Master filmmaker Kleber Mendonca Filho (Neighbouring Sounds, Aquarius, Bacurau) teams up with a superb Wagner Moura (Narcos, Civil War) for this rich and arresting political thriller that was garlanded with awards at Cannes and Golden Globes.

This popular Saturday morning group for 8-13 year olds provides fun and detailed exploration of both digital and stop motion animation.

This animation course, designed for autistic young people, with smaller class sizes, explores digital and stop motion animation.

Want to join us for the whole of Two Short Nights Film Festival 2026? The Two Short Nights Festival Pass gives you access to almost every event at the festival

Freefall is a youth arts group for young people aged between 13-16 years run by Exeter Phoenix. The group aims to create a space to socialize, share ideas and opinions and develop creative projects together. 

Life could be a dream in this collection of shorts that dive into liminal landscapes and surreal scenarios.

Put your character judgement skills to the test in this screening about our ability to truly know ourselves and those around us.

Join us for this celebration of documentary film exploring everything from German Asparagus Queens to Japanese singing detectives.

Watch the highlights of this year’s festival with this shortlist of films in the running for our Best of The Fest Award.

Join us on closing night of Two Short Nights for the premiere of this year’s Exeter Phoenix Short Film Commissions!

The best films from 2026’s 48 Hour Film Challenge, followed by the presentation of this year’s festival awards.

This workshop session will be a chance for those aged 16 – 25 to learn about the process and approaches of Curation and Exhibition from the perspectives of cinemas, festivals, museums and pop-up events.

A travelling archive documenting the use of magical practice, folk custom and plant knowledge, in vehicular maintenance, repair and journey making.

Bella Hardy, one of the most celebrated voices of modern folk, returns to the stage in 2026 ahead of the release of her eagerly-anticipated new album.

DJ Yoda returns to Exeter Phoenix with a brand new audio-visual show following his sold-out appearance with his ’50 years Of Hip Hop Show’ in December 2024.

In winter 1979, the four TAKEZAWA sisters reunite upon learning an unsettling family secret: their daring father, now over seventy, seems to have a mistress — and even a love child!

Rose Byrne gives a magnificent performance in writer-director Mary Bronstein’s (Yeast) white-knuckle ride comedy-drama about the specific hell of motherhood.

James Varney warmly invites you to his Art Exhibition on the theme, “personal”. This event is an external hire.