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Give Me Back My Broken Night

Project Ended in November 2010

A theatrical guided tour of the future of your city.

  Fela & Me

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

Following a screening of documentary on the life of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti friends and colleagues give personal recollections.

  William Gibson

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

Author and inventor of the term cyberspace reads from his 2010 novel Zero History and discusses his work and ideas.

  After Utopia: Visioning the Future

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

Before a screening of silent classic Metropolis, architect George Ferguson and science writer Jon Turney discuss their visions of the future.

  Nicholas Carr

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

Writer on technology, business and culture discusses the cognitive and cultural effects of internet usage, followed by questions from the audience.

  Skeletons Q & A

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

Funny and fascinating post-screening Q & A with the Director and two lead actors of this award-winning surreal black comedy.

Flexible Cinema Programme

Posted on Wed 18 Aug 2010

We just wanted to let you know that we have changed the way we book films. Unlike most cinemas we have always booked the programme in advance and published fixed dates for each film. The benefit was that you could look over the whole month and see what was on. The downside was that if a film was well received we couldn't keep it playing and if something last minute happened (eg. a director wanted to come and talk about the film) it would create havoc with our rigid scheduling.

  Cycling - A Social History

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

An elegy to the cycle as a working device, a thing of pleasure and a means of escape.

  Decalogue 2005: Tropical Malady

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

An introduction to this boldly surreal film from 2010 Cannes Palme d'Or award winning director Weerasethakul.

Intense Intimacy: The Cinema of Claire Denis

Project Ended in July 2010

In 2010 Watershed celebrated the work of French director, Claire Denis, with a retrospective marking the release of her feature, 'White Material'.

  Clay Shirky

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

Social media theorist Clay Shirky presents ideas from his 2010 book, 'Our Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age'.