Cinema Rediscovered 2024
Wed 24 - Sun 28 July
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Watershed’s annual festival dedicated to the rediscovery and revival of great films
Cinema Rediscovered returns to venues in and around Bristol: City of Film from Wed 24 - Sun 28 July with 60+ screenings and events combining screenings of newly restored films, rediscoveries and film-on-film rarities, cinema walks, a quiz and a multitude of starting points for lively conversation.
You can expect a friendly space for all to share passions and enthusiasms for film. Screening at cinemas including Watershed, 20th Century Flicks, Clevedon’s Curzon Cinema & Arts, The Cube Microplex and Bristol Aquarium Cinema, which holds the former IMAX cinema. The festival will launch a UK wide tour of highlights (Aug – Dec 2024).
We recommend you book early to avoid disappointment. If you have a Pass, please log in (via the menu in the top left) to the account you booked your Pass with to book tickets.
Cinema Rediscovered is a Watershed production. Its principal funders and sponsors are BFI Audience Projects Fund, awarding National Lottery funding, StudioCanal and Park Circus.
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A Bill Douglas Trilogy
To mark what would have been his 90th birthday, we present a series of special screenings celebrating the life, work and inspirations of filmmaker Bill Douglas.
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Bristol UNESCO City of Film Connections
Explore local connections to celebrate Bristol’s status as UNESCO City of Film, a global recognition of the city's outstanding contribution to film culture.
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Jeff Barnaby: The Art of Forgetfulness
A retrospective of work from the late Jeff Barnaby, an Indigenous storyteller of First Nations Mi’gmaq descent.
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La Rumbera: Ninón Sevilla
A trio of brand-new restorations starring Cuban-born actor, singer and dancer Ninón Sevilla (Emelia Pérez Castellanos, 1929-2015), a Latin American icon and exponent of African, Caribbean, and Cuban dance styles.
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Out of Their Depth: Corruption, Scandal and Lies in the New Hollywood
A strand of films from the New Hollywood era of the 1970s featuring male protagonists who found themselves increasingly out of their depths.
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Queer Cinema From the Eastern Bloc
Defiant, joyous, tender, and multifaceted: whilst being openly queer in socialist Eastern Europe was difficult, this strand shines a light on the varied experiences of LGBTQ+ people from the Eastern Bloc outside of the Western context.
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Reframing Film
Reframing Film invites you to delve deeper into the themes of the programme and join in conversations with creatives involved in film programming, making, writing, archiving and more.
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Restored & Rediscovered
Experience some of the latest new restorations and rediscoveries on the big screen.
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