Archive for July, 2012
Sunday, July 29th, 2012
Please visit D Shed to see a recording of this fascinating talk.
While the Olympic Games continue (and you still don’t know the difference between all those cycling races!) don’t forget you can still buy the essential guide to The Games – David Goldblatt’s ‘How to Watch the Olympics’ – from Watershed’s Box Office!
You might also be interested to take part in Mike O’Mahony’s project ‘My Games: The View From the South West’ by contributing photographs of your personal experience of the Olympics here in the southwest.
Tags: books, David Goldblatt, Martin Polley, Michael O'Mahony, Olympic Games
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Saturday, July 28th, 2012
Between 28th and 30th July 2012 a group of students from colleges and universities across the south west will be reporting live on the London 2012 Olympic Sailing and Cultural activities from Weymouth Beach through RELAYS at Watershed’s Citizen Journalism Project.
Follow their reports at http://wshd.to/weymouth2012
Tags: citizen journalism
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Saturday, July 21st, 2012
On 19th July we were delighted to welcome to Watershed the acting Ambassador for Nicaragua in the UK, Giselle Morales who came to introduce La Yuma – the first film made in Nicaragua for 20 years. Ms Morales explained how important the development of the film industry is to Nicaragua, while bringing different representations of women to the screen in Latin America is also essential – La Yuma is the story of a young woman who struggles against poverty and stereotyping to excel in the male-dominated world of boxing. (more…)
Tags: BLINC, Bristol Twinning Association, film, Lord Mayor Bristol, Nicaragua, Short Cuts films
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Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
As Olympic fever mounts, the documentary Personal Best provided a tense insight into the sacrifices, determination, disappointments and excitement of four young athletes from London training avidly in the hopes of selection for The Games. (more…)
Tags: Fairfield School, film, Jessica Levick, Olympic Games, Personal Best, Sam Blair
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Monday, July 16th, 2012
The town of Bekoji is in the Ethiopian Highlands and through a combination of elements produces some extraordinary runners. Almost everyone in the town runs, gently but persuasively encouraged and supported by the local athletics coach. Over the years the film was made we see this remote area beginning to link with the wider world as a new road, paid for with money from China, is constructed through the town. (more…)
Tags: African Voices Forum, Afrika Eye, Ethiopia, film, Jerry Rothwell, Olympic Games, Simon Bright
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Monday, July 16th, 2012
David Goldblatt, Michael O’Mahony and Martin Polley have all written books about different aspects of the Olympics – how to watch them, the contribution made to them over the years by a wide range of visual material, and a look at the 400 year history of the British Olympics – yes 400 years!!
Come and learn more at an illustrated talk at 18:00 Wednesday 18 July at Watershed, full details here
Tags: books, David Goldblatt, Martin Polley, Michael O'Mahony, Olympics
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Tuesday, July 10th, 2012
Yesterday evening’s screening of Hugh Hartford’s film Ping Pong at Watershed was so popular we moved it into the bigger cinema! A very enthusiastic audience – of all ages from 8 to over 80 – loved the film that was followed by a lively question and answer session with the director, hosted by David Goldblatt. (more…)
Tags: David Goldblatt, film, Hugh Hartford, older people, sport, table tennis
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Monday, July 9th, 2012
Update – you can now see a recording of this talk on D Shed.
Journalist Pat Butcher looks back at a golden age of British middle distance running – in particular Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe, and other intense rivalries that have marked the century and a half of organised athletics. For details please visit Watershed’s main website
Tags: Olympics, talks
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Thursday, July 5th, 2012
This Sunday, 8th July at 12:00 noon, this astonishing documentary of the legendary Ayrton Senna returns to Watershed for another screening, visit Watershed’s website for details
Tags: film
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Thursday, July 5th, 2012
Watershed is pleased to have been chosen as the social hub for the visiting Kenyan Olympic Team, who are based at Bristol University until they leave for the London 2012 Olympic athletes’ village in the middle of July.
There are lots of Kenyan flags and ribbons around the Watershed cafe bar now and some special East African themed items on our menu to welcome our visitors and make them feel at least a little bit at home. We’re hoping they’ll enjoy some of our RELAYS events too! They’ve been invited to the special screening of the Town of Runners on 14 July – a film about the exceptional runners from one town in Kenya’s neighbouring country, Ethiopia – also their athletic rivals! Director Jerry Rothwell will be taking part in a question and answer session after the film with Afrika Eye’s Simon Bright and representatives from the African Voices Forum.
Tags: African Voices Forum, Afrika Eye, Ethiopia, Jerry Rothwell, Kenya, Olympic Games, Simon Bright
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