67 mins

SHOWING TIMES:

• Sat 15 Jan: 2pm
• Tue 18 Jan: 6pm

This latest edition, curated by the team behind Encounters Short Film Festival in Bristol explores new beginnings, to mark the start of 2022.

Sometimes it doesn’t take the start of a new year to go back to square one. Unexpected events, fateful encounters, and unshakable resolutions often offer the ultimate push to make the jump and set yourself free.

More editions will be screening in Feb and March. ​

Da Yie,

Dir. Anthony Nti, Ghana, Belgium, 2020, 21 minutes Shortlisted for the 93rd Academy Awards in the Best Live Action Short Film category.

Jeijay,

Dir. Petra Stipetic and Maren Wiese, Germany, Croatia, 2021, 8 minutes

Trona Pinnacles,

Dir. Mathilde Parquet, France, 2020 14 minutes

I’ll End Up in Jail,

Dir. Alexandre Dostie, Canada, 2019, 24 minutes Nominated for 48 awards including Sundance, Toronto International Film Festival and Encounters.

CONTENT WARNINGS: nudity, self-harm, death, physical violence

VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, STUDIO 74

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