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Northern Exposure 2026

Chester International Film Festival 2026

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Part of: Chester International Film Festival 2026 (CIFF 2026)

Film Hub North’s short film showcase, Northern Exposure, brings the best short films from the region to venues and festivals across the North of England. 

All of the featured films have been selected by a group of young Northern film curators who have scoured the region to uncover stories that resonate with them and champion emerging local filmmakers. Expect a bold mix of fact and fiction, animation and live action – and everything in between.

Film Hub North Talent Producer Nora Murphy will be attendance with filmmakers Almir Dattoo (Into the Blue Again) and Sarah Mason (Pegs & Bacon) for a post-screening Q&A.

Northern Exposure is delivered by Film Hub North as part of BFI Film Academy. BFI Film Academy offers opportunities for ambitious 16-25 year olds, anywhere in the UK, to get to know more about film and how to forge a career in the screen industries.

This event is supported by BFI Film Academy, awarding National Lottery funding.

 

Chester International Film Festival 2026 (CIFF 2026) is produced in partnership with Storyhouse, Chester Film Society, and the University of Chester.

Duration
Approx 120 minutes
Prices

Storyhouse & Chester Film Society Members: £2.70
Non-members: £3

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Northern Exposure 2026 Programme

Into the Blue Again
Dir. Almir Datoo / 2025 / Drama
Pauli thinks he’s a Goldfish, but nobody believes him. When his sister Eva gives him an ultimatum, Pauli embarks on a quest to prove he is what he claims to be, and that he is not alone.
Char Bahnien
Dir. Zainab Nadeem / 2025 / Drama
Explores the emotional depth of sisterhood within a British Pakistani household through everyday moments – playing Ludo, sharing chai, making sweets – reflecting the unique roles each sister holds, rooted in love, care, and cultural identity.
Wanderland
Dir. Nicole Pott / 2022 / Drama
A young girl attempts to navigate the sea front on the search of her missing alcoholic mother over one night. BAFTA long-listed 2023.
The Rest is Silence
Dir. Finn Chadwick / 2025 / Drama
A radio astrologist believes he can hear his dead daughter out in space.
Finn won our Horror DIY Filmmaking Challenge back in 2025: read our interview with him here.
Pegs & Bacon
Dir. Sarah Nicola Mason / 2025 / Documentary
A heartwarming short documentary about May, an 84-year-old shopkeeper who has been the heart and soul of her small farm shop for over fifty years.
Outlasting
Dir. Lewis Doherty / 2025 / Documentary
A celebration of the resilience of Jeffrey Dudgeon and Northern Ireland’s queer activists who bravely faced the courts and police while fighting to decriminalise homosexuality.
Starguy
Dir. Michael McVeigh / 2025 / Animation
When a star, bored of its endless existence, hears music coming from a distant speck, it shoots down to find itself on planet Earth. On their quest to find music, they are helped by an ex-dance champion and a jaded musician, and faced with the impermanence of living a mortal life.
The Trees Have Eyes
Dir. Charlie Johnson / 2025/ Animation
Among a mystical forest of ice and snow, a hunter reaps the consequences of what he sows.

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21 – 23 Apr 2026
Rating 15
At Storyhouse Cinema
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