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Two Short Nights Film Festival

Exeter Phoenix’s 16th annual Two Short Nights Film Festival is back with a jam-packed programme of screenings and events celebrating the world of short film. Enjoy incredible animation, stunning cinematography and exceptional storytelling with screenings of must-see films from around the globe, alongside emerging local talent.

Shorts #4: The Outsiders

A handpicked selection of exciting and inventive new animated short films. Featuring an eccentric group of outcasts and misfits looking for somewhere to call home, these high impact animations are as visually impressive as they are emotionally engaging.

Don’t Think of a Pink Elephant

Suraya Raja, UK, 2017, 7mins

Layla fights daily against urges and compulsions, until challenged to face her darkest fears.

Immersion

Lalita Lupina, Switzerland, 2016, 3mins

Tommy’s sweaty trip to the indoor swimming pools.

L’Ogre

Laurène Braibant, France, 2017, 9mins

A terrified giant holds off eating to avoid revealing his ogresque self to everyone around him. During a business banquet, his true nature will be put to the test.

Contact

Katy Wang, UK, 2017, 7mins

Stranded on a distant planet, a lonely astronaut sends out a signal in search of human contact. 

Closed Visit

Jade Evans, UK, 2017, 2mins

Paul hasn’t seen his son in five months since the divorce; the only form of contact he is allowed is through a weekly video call. 

Charles

Dominic Étienne Simard, Canada/France, 2016, 10mins

Charles is different, a boy with grown-up problems. At home he has to care for his mother who appears to be ill, and at school he is bullied. Longing for a normal family life, he escapes into a parallel world filled with frogs.

Sog

Jonatan Schwenk, Germany, 2017, 10mins

After a flood, some fish got stuck in old trees. In danger of drying-out they scream sharply. Woken up by the noise, the inhabitants of a nearby cave don‘t feel happy about the unintended gathering.

Li.le

Natia Nikolashvili, Georgia, 2017, 10mins

In the magic forest it is dark and cold; the fog so thick that not a single ray of sunlight shines through. The plants are withered and the lakes frozen, with nothing stirring anymore. A lone girl and a deer are wandering through this icy landscape. What are they looking for?

Running Lights

Gediminas Siaulys, Lithuania, 2017, 11mins

The unfortunate death of a wild rabbit turns into a remarkable experience for children who find his body and bury it in a sand box. Dozens of magical creatures start leaving him and merge with nature.

Ugly

Nikita Diakur, Germany, 2017, 11mins

An ugly cat struggles to coexist in a fragmented and broken world, eventually finding a soulmate in a mystical chief.

Venue: Studio 74, Exeter Phoenix

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