Watershed Recommends: Fri 22 - Thu 28 May

Join us for our next Filmmaker Front Room Q&A with multi-award-winning, independent writer and director Ben Wheatley as part of Depict #shortitout.

Come the Rev curator, writer, historian and poet, Dr Edson Burton has selected John Singleton's fluent, stylish and powerful film Boyz N the Hood as his pick.

Mayfest are inviting 18 people to experience Pervasive Media Studio resident Raquel Meseguer's storytelling piece A Crash Course in Cloudspotting - an invitation to pause, to listen, and to rest.

We're delighted to be joined by Curator & Creative Producer of playful exhibitions & experiences Marie Foulston who'll be discussing her recent stint as Guest Director of Now Play This & how we can curate virtually.

In this piece, Rife Magazine's Lucy shares a downloadable self-care toolkit for anyone and everyone to access when they are struggling with mental health issues.

Cinema-goers escape their worries by stepping into the glorious Art Deco luxury of the Odeon picture palaces.

A documentary exploring the colourful history of Newcastle's Tyneside Cinema and cinema-going across the globe.

Representatives of the independent cinema industry (including our very own Mark Cosgrove, Watershed Cinema Curator) discuss how the independent cinema sector is charting its own path out of this current intermission.