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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.

Based on the real-life “Blue Boy Incident,” Blue Boy Trial sheds light on a ground-breaking case exploring the legality of gender-affirming surgery.

Step into the magic of the big screen as The Stan Hacking Concert Band presents an unforgettable Night at the Movies!

DONNE di TERRA are a group of new-generation farmers, active in various areas of southern Italy. Five stories that tell of a change: each of them has come to the land and created a system of self-sustainability, changing their relationship with consumption and the environment.

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of their births, this unmissable new documentary explores Turner and Constable’s intertwined lives and legacies alongside the groundbreaking Tate exhibition.

In this 8 week course, we’ll explore the contemporary poetry scene in the UK, Ireland and America.

DOCLAB hosts monthly Development Lab, offering a safe space to talk about, workshop and develop your documentary film projects.

Mamoru Sasaki discovers that his colleague is taking advantage of his position. To verify the truth, he visits the woman’s home and unexpectedly falls in love with her.

The UK’s hottest new choir, Urban Contemporary Gospel Choir, are hitting the stage at the Exeter Phoenix this March.

Now in its fifth iteration, the Writers Workshop has successfully helped many aspiring writers develop their writing skills in order to analyse their own work with a critical eye.