What’s On Week Ahead

Until Thu 23 Apr

Francois Ozon has adapted a monumental work of literature – The Stranger (also known as The Outsider) by Albert Camus.

Until Thu 23 Apr

From filmmaker Max Walker-Silverman and also starring Academy Award® winner Amy Madigan, Rebuilding is a heartfelt portrait of resilience and human connection in the wake of loss.

Until Thu 23 Apr

Winner of the Golden Lion Best Film prize at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, Father Mother Sister Brother is the eagerly-awaited new film from Jim Jarmusch.

Executive Harold Pelham (Roger Moore) suffers a serious accident after which he faces the shadow of death. When, against all odds, he miraculously recovers, he discovers that his life does not belong to him anymore.

Until Thu 23 Apr

In near future Brazil, elderly citizens are forced into living facilities to avoid hindering their offspring’s productivity. Having reached the fateful age, Tereza (Denise Weinberg, a veteran of Brazilian stage and screen) dreams of flying in a plane, so she seeks to fulfil this fantasy of embarking on an illegal journey through the Amazon. There she will find something even better than flight: independence...

Fall in love with the River Avon and the people fighting to protect it, the Bristol way!

Until Thu 23 Apr

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when a shocking revelation sends their wedding week off the rails.

Until Thu 23 Apr

Katsuhiro Otomo's landmark cyberpunk classic obliterated the boundaries of Japanese animation and forced the world to look into the future. Akira's arrival shattered traditional thinking, creating space for future generations of ground-breaking movies.

The inner workings of London’s National Gallery are laid bare in this absorbing, forensic examination by revered filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play.

Based on Robert Macfarlane's bestseller, Underland is a cinematic voyage beneath the surface of the earth.

In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours.

Before the Earth Day Short Film Showcase screening, our 16-19 Film Club and BFI Film Academy South West have teamed up to host a conversation with filmmakers whose work explores water and the natural environment.

Join Watershed's Environment Group for an evening of short films that celebrate community, climate action and storytelling to inspire change. We have chosen these films as they showcase the human connection to water in different ways and inspire us to think about our own connection to water.

Join us for Bristol’s first DMLab, run by Disability music charity Drake Music and bringing together musicians and makers to create new, accessible instruments.

Sea swimming is Jo Bateman’s sanctuary—until sewage spills threaten the waters she loves.

Fri 24 - Thu 30 April

Rose of Nevada is Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin’s hotly anticipated and critically acclaimed follow-up to his BAFTA-award-winning first feature Bait and Enys Men.

In this Lunchtime Talk we'll hear from Artemis Bear who will talk about why we need to take action and offer alternative options for cloud storage, collaborative documents, email, media streaming, social media and hardware.

Fri 24 - Thu 30 April

Based on a true story, Surviving Earth follows Vlad, a talented harmonica player and refugee who arrived in the UK in the 1990s after fleeing the conflict in Yugoslavia.

Fri 24 - Sun 26 April

Join us in marking the 40th anniversary of the timeless, coming-of-age classic Stand By Me – re-released in beautiful 4k.

Fri 24 - Thu 30 April

Long-buried wounds rise to the surface when iconic pop star Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway) reunites with her estranged best friend and former costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel) on the eve of her comeback performance.