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“ My Private Pantheon ”

Posted on Tue 7 Sept 2021

Cinema Rediscovered 2021 Film Critics workshop participant Clare Brunton on reclaiming the pantheon for herself.

The BFI London Film Festival 2021... in Bristol

Posted on Tue 7 Sept 2021

The BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express will once again return to Bristol screens as film lovers across the country will be given an opportunity to...

Mark Cosgrove is joined by Gary Thompson and Adam Murray to look ahead to Cables & Cameras Presents: INSPIRED – a weekend featuring a whole range of conversations, screenings and events exploring Black/POC culture and talent, both in front of and behind the camera.

The Future is Collective

Posted on Fri 27 Aug 2021

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England to launch The Future is Collective.

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Introducing Gathering Moss

Posted on Mon 23 Aug 2021

Watershed has secured funding to be part of a digital platform, Gathering Moss which will invite global audiences to explore and experience artistic ideas on climate change.

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“ Hello there - we've got an update on our opening days and times... ”

Posted on Mon 16 Aug 2021

We are delighted to let you know that our cinema programme is going to six days a week from Tue 31 Aug throughout September.

“ Philip French Memorial Lecture: Pamela Hutchinson, 28 July 2021 ”

Posted on Wed 4 Aug 2021 by Pamela Hutchinson

In her Philip French Memorial Lecture launching Cinema Rediscovered 2021, author, critic and film historian Pamela Hutchinson explored the importance of looking back to understand and explore what’s happening in film culture right now. Read a summary of her lecture and download or watch her full lecture below.

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“ It came after The Harder They Come: The story of Perry Henzell’s No Place Like Home ”

Posted on Thu 29 July 2021 by Jonathan Ali

Celebrating the release of this wonderful film, fifty years after its filming started, and setting the record straight on Perry Henzell’s erroneous status as a one-and-done filmmaker.

August 2021 Cinema Podcast

Posted on Thu 29 July 2021

A quick and summery August podcast from Mark Cosgrove, Watershed Cinema Curator, introducing the upcoming lush and sensual The World of Wong Kar Wai season.

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“ Monte Hellman’s Two-Lane Blacktop 50 years on ”

Posted on Tue 27 July 2021 by Jason Wood

Jason Wood, Creative Director at Home in Manchester and author, on the late Monte Hellman’s quintessential road movie Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)

Cinema Rediscovered 2021 Trailer

Posted on Fri 23 July 2021

Cinema Rediscovered returns for its fifth edition this year from Wed 28 July – Sun 1 Aug, celebrating the return of the big screen experience with a line-up of brand new restorations and rediscoveries before going on a UK wide tour from Aug – Oct 2021.