THE HAGUE | 6 - 14 February 2026

Sleepy Eyes Film Festival

Nightly Outdoor Film Event
1 street | 10+ screens | 100 buildings | 1001+ film experiences
Westeinde, Den Haag / The Hague NL

Ongoing until...

    PROJECTIONS

    Experimental Films

    Be surprised by unusual films from artists and filmmakers from all over the world. Visual poetry, non-narrative, performative, playful, profound, disruptive, abstract and other forms of experimental films. Contemporary video works by international artists will be projected silently from the inside onto the windows and facades of historic buildings. The films refer directly or indirectly to the night, the city, cinema and everything that takes place in the shadows of everyday reality.

    WINDOWS | FACADES | BUILDINGS

    Historical Architecture

    A nightly cinematographic walk along one of the oldest streets of The Hague. Westeinde will be temporarily transformed into a walk-through cinema. Shop fronts, homes and workspaces will be turned into film screens, giving historic facades a new purpose.
    Starting point is ....ism project space (at 31A) where you can get info, our program guide and drinks from 20:00 until midnight.

    THE HAGUE

    Nighttime

    From Friday 6 to Saturday 14 February, Westeinde will come to life with film screenings that share surprising visual stories every day from 8 p.m. until late at night. Westeinde will be temporarily transformed into a walk-through cinema. During Sleepy Eyes, attention is briefly diverted, time is frozen, and the gaze is slowed down or accelerated. For a moment, the public space becomes an intimate place for one’s own thoughts and personal experiences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Opening: 6 februari 2026 at 8 pm @ …ism project space (Westeinde 31A)
    Open daily during the festival from 8 pm to midnight.
    Here you can also pick up the programme guide, drinks and snacks.

    FESTIVAL

    Program

    Sleepy Eyes Film Festival 2026 artist line-up:Akihiro Watabiki (Japan) | Daniel Theiler (Germany)
    David Janes (United Kingdom)
    Denise Lee (USA/Hong Kong/Taiwan)
    Erika Kassnel-Henneberg (Germany)
    Eva Maria Bouillon (Belgium) | Isabel Zeng (USA)
    Karel De Cock (Belgium) | Louis Gahide (Belgium)
    Mari Rose Pritchard & Julie Upmeyer (United Kingdom)
    Fantich & Young (Ukraine/United Kingdom) | Marnix van Uum (Netherlands)
    Peter Whittenberger (USA) | Susanne Layla Petersen (Denmark)
    Tajinder Dhami (United Kingdom) | Zahar Bondar (Netherlands)

    Jury members: Bob Demper, Caroline van der Donk, Jeroen Eisinga, Lucita Jaramillo Luna, Petra van der Schoot, Topp & Dubio.

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    Sleepy Eyes Film Festival is made possible by the financial support of the City of The Hague.
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