Film

Kristen Stewart’s splashy Cannes-premiering directorial debut poetically adapts writer Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir.

Driven by the joy and confusion of a little girl’s discovery of the world and her place within it, Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han’s poetic, astoundingly beautiful animation feels like it’s arrived from a different planet.

Iraqi writer-director Hasan Hadi’s exceptional debut The President’s Cake is a detailed portrait of life under dictatorship, as seen through the struggles of a nine-year-old girl.

From the Oscar-nominated director of ‘Honeyland’ comes a poignant and visually arresting story set in the heart of a rural farming community.

Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, this documentary explores a conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community.

Emerald Fennell’s bold reimagining of Wuthering Heights reawakens Emily Brontë’s timeless Gothic romance with an electrifying contemporary pulse.

DocLab presents The Fastest Bicycle, the amazing story of Barney Townsend and his team as they attempt the World Human Powered Vehicle land speed record at Battle Mountain Nevada.

This faux-documentary is a fun, satirical and a pastiche of the chaotic, brash, self-deprecating and clueless 1990s/2000s British reality TV.

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.

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

The inaugural screening of Two Short Nights 2026 is a glorious celebration of Celtic language film, guest curated by BFI Film Academy Young Programmer’s Osian Andrew and Jack Synod.

A selection of shorts about personal connections that are being made, being broken, being sought or simply being.

Four filmmakers will pitch their ideas at our Live Pitch Event, to win the chance to turn their ideas into a short film.

A showcase of some of the incredible filmmaking talent from across the region. Come along so you can say you saw them here first.

Two Short Nights Film Festival are inviting you to join us for a special social event hosted by our sponsors Screen Devon & D&C Film.

From cosmic horrors to a 60w light bulb, no amount of illumination will shake the feeling that something just isn’t right.

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!