Film

Based on Raynor Winn’s prize-winning memoir The Salt Path is a profound true story of a husband and wife, as they follow a 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline after finding themselves homeless and facing a devestating medical diagnosis.

Uplifting, inspiring and rewarding. This one will have you reaching for your walking boots.

A group of young art students wrestle with friendship, grief and secrecy against the breathtaking Icelandic scenery, in this stylish Nordic drama

Wes Anderson’s latest offering delves into the murky world of business. Featuring Anderson’s signature visual flare and regulars to his cinematic Universe, as well as some familiar newcomers.

Exeter’s Heritage Harbour Festival presents Wind, Tide & Oar; a compelling exploration of engineless sailing and the lives of those who navigate the seas without relying on auxiliary power.

Over a decade on from Two Years at Sea (2011), Ben Rivers returns to the ramshackle home of forest-dwelling hermit Jake Williams; Bogancloch.

GOOD ONE is a refreshingly nuanced and intimate film showing the uncomfortable crackle of reckoning with your parents’ emotional limitations, set to a backdrop of luscious upstate New York beauty spots.

Sandra Hüller (Oscar-nominated for ANATOMY OF A FALL), Max Riemelt and Ronald Zehrfeld star in Natja Brunckhorst’s hit German heist comedy

Based on an extraordinary artistic endeavour in 2021 which saw a 12 foot tall puppet called Amal travel for three months across Europe, raising awareness of the plight of unaccompanied young refugees.

The Ballad of Wallis Island is a charming British comedy is about lost love, unlikely reunions and how quickly memories can fade.

It’s the 30th Anniversary of the heel-clicking, pole-licking 90s cult classic from acclaimed director Paul Verhoeven

Guided by a chorus of film critics, scholars, and fervent devotees, Jeffrey McHale’s documentary explores the legacy and broader implications of SHOWGIRLS, while diving into its cultural inspirations as well as its place in Verhoeven’s filmography.

Whatever their reason for picking up a bat, from going for gold to improving dementia symptoms these octogenarians (and one glorious centenarian) share the passion of Ping Pong in this celebration of tenacity of the human spirit as it is a meditation on mortality.

This French-Anglo film is a modern Tale with Classic Charm.

Follow ecologist Matty Hannon on an extraordinary solo expedition as he leaves the trappings of city life behind to embrace the raw beauty of the Americas.

Genesis P-Orridge lived their art to the extreme. A pioneering musician, avant-garde artist, spiritual explorer and gender revolutionary captured in a raw and intimate documentary.

Film screening of two nature informed collaborative artist films responding to Challacombe Farm on Dartmoor and the Camel Estuary in Cornwall introduced by the artists.

Award winning environmental filmmaker Ted Simpson talks about his filmmaking journey exploring the wild edges of Britain, and shares his latest short film ‘The Pine Hunters’.

We are pleased to announce that Exeter Phoenix’s Green Phoenix Festival will return on 6th July 2025, following a successful first event in 2024.

We are very excited to present Exeter Phoenix’s very first Festival of Neurodiversity – Kaleidoscopic Minds, an event designed by, and for, neurodivergent people and their families.

The Stimming Pool is a unique film exploring a world shaped by neurodiverse perspectives, co-created by The Neurocultures Collective and Steven Eastwood.

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