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This Hair is Beautiful

  This Hair is Beautiful

Posted on Thu 25 June 2020

A group of young people of colour talk about the ways in which hair is intertwined with identity and how they have come to love and celebrate their hair texture.

Watershed by Toby Farrow

Watershed will re-open in September

Posted on Wed 24 June 2020

Yesterday the Government announced the re-opening of cinemas and bars in England from 4 July (subject to safeguards) alongside the reduction of social distancing to 1m plus (with additional mitigations).  

Black man holding a sign which says 'Not one more'.

Watershed stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

Posted on Mon 15 June 2020

We are FOR equality and ANTI-racist. The global events of the last few weeks, the injustices faced by Black people in the UK and the clear demands for change in Bristol on the weekend of 7 June, speak powerfully to the need to make real commitments.

Newspapers still in the Café/Bar from the day we closed

A summary of our audience survey

Posted on Fri 12 June 2020

A huge thank you to everyone who fed back to us

June 2020 Staff Meeting

  June 2020 Staff Meeting

Posted on Wed 3 June 2020

Recording of Watershed's online Staff Meeting on Tuesday 02 June, 2020

Bristol Arts Channel logo.

Bristol Arts Channel Launches

Posted on Thu 28 May 2020

A collection of Bristol's cultural organisations have teamed up to launch Bristol Arts Channel, presenting content "Together Online"

June 2020 Cinema Podcast

  June 2020 Cinema Podcast

Posted on Tue 26 May 2020

In June's podcast Mark Cosgrove, Watershed Cinema Curator, considers whether, when people talk of the acute challenges now facing the arts sector, whether film is included in that and ponders when does film become art?

May 2020 Staff Meeting

  May 2020 Staff Meeting

Posted on Wed 20 May 2020

Recording of Watershed's online Staff Meeting on Tuesday 19 May, 2020.

Exterior of Watershed

“ Staying open when your building is not  ”

Posted on Tue 5 May 2020 by Clare Reddington

Clare Reddington, Watershed CEO, reflects on Watershed's experiences of the past seven weeks....

BSL Watershed recommends, Mon 04 May 2020

  BSL Watershed recommends, Mon 04 May 2020

Posted on Mon 4 May 2020

A British Sign Language video sharing details of current Watershed online activity which still brings you the best in independent film, creative technology and young people's voices.

May 2020 Cinema Podcast

  May 2020 Cinema Podcast

Posted on Wed 29 April 2020

Mark Cosgrove, Watershed Cinema Curator, discusses the existential crisis that he feels is now facing cinema and shares his pick of the upcoming films streaming online.