What’s On Week Ahead
Showing Sun 24 – Sat 30 Nov
Perfect Days
Parental guidance
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.
(Subtitled)
Parental guidance
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.Until Wed 27 Nov
Wim Wenders's beguiling drama is a poignant, warm-hearted portrait of a Tokyo toilet cleaner, played by Cannes Best Actor prize-winner Koji Yakusho.
Sun 24 Nov
Wed 27 Nov
This is a Cinébabies screening for parents/carers with babies under 12 months – sorry but no baby no entry.
Sing The Body Electric Collection 1
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may be permitted to enter.
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may be permitted to enter.part of Sing The Body Electric
With four artworks that explore tactile contact and gesture, this unique collection explores how our bodies engage with the people and environments that surround us.
Small Things Like These
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.Until Thu 28 Nov
Oscar® Winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan.
Sun 24 Nov
Mon 25 Nov
This is a Relaxed Visit.
Our Relaxed Visits are designed to benefit our customers with additional needs (such as people living with dementia, autism, or other neurodivergent people and their personal assistants, friends and family) or anyone who wants to enjoy a film in a more relaxed, spacious environment. Everyone is welcome.
Tue 26 Nov
Wed 27 Nov
Thu 28 Nov
You can buy the original book that inspired the film by Claire Keegan from our friends at Bookhaus.
The Heroic Trio
Suitable only for adults
No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.
(Subtitled)
Suitable only for adults
No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.part of Hong Kong Action Sundays
With this outrageously entertaining cult favourite, director Johnnie To and his lineup of legendary stars gave Hong Kong cinema something new: its own homegrown superhero cinematic universe.
Anora
Suitable only for adults
No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.
(Partially Subtitled)
Suitable only for adults
No one younger than 18 may see an 18 film in a cinema.Until Thu 28 Nov
Sean Baker won the Palme d’Or at Cannes with this enthralling drama, featuring a star-making performance from Mikey Madison.
Sun 24 Nov
Mon 25 Nov
Tue 26 Nov
This is a Masked and Socially Distanced Visit. Wearing a mask is mandatory throughout this screening unless you are exempt.
Wed 27 Nov
Thu 28 Nov
The feature presentation contains sequences of flashing lights that may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or other photo-sensitivities.
No Other Land
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
(Subtitled)
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.Until Thu 28 Nov
Movingly captured by a Palestinian-Israeli collective, this award-winning film spotlights the gradual erasure of Palestinian activist Basel Adra’s community, as he forms an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist in an effort to document the ongoing occupation.
Sun 24 Nov
Mon 25 Nov
Tue 26 Nov
Wed 27 Nov
Thu 28 Nov
The Wed 20 Nov 18:00 screening will be introduced by Bristol Doc Club who'll be holding a discussion group in the Café & Bar following the film.
Soundtrack to a Coup D'Etat
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.
(Subtitled)
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.Until Thu 28 Nov
Jazz and decolonisation fuse in this upbeat historical rollercoaster. From the producers of I Am Not Your Negro.
Point Break
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.Until Thu 28 Nov
Point Break stars Keanu Reeves as FBI agent Johnny Utah, who goes undercover with a gang of surfers, led by Patrick Swayze’s Bodhi, who are suspects in a series of bank robberies.
Sun 24 Nov
Bird
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.Until Thu 28 Nov
A 12-year-old girl’s fractured home life is transformed when she encounters a mysterious stranger seeking out his own family in Andrea Arnold’s striking tale.
Sun 24 Nov
The feature presentation contains sequences of flashing lights that may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or other photo-sensitivities.
Is Jazz x Make Shift Meet Up
Until Tue 28 Jan
Is Jazz is a space for 18-30(ish)-year-olds to share your own creative practice and explore other peoples' in a low-stakes, supportive, informal way.
Tuesday screenings are part of our Cinébites meal deal - get 30% off main dishes from our menu.
Supporters Evening 2024
Join us for a special evening for Watershed’s supporters, sponsored by TLT LLP. The event will showcase the impact of your support and introduce you to some of our new and exciting work.
Box Office Poison: Land of the Pharaohs
Parental guidance
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.
Parental guidance
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.To mark the publication of critic Tim Robey's new book Box Office Poison, we’re screening an infamous flop selected by Tim – Howard Hawks’ historical epic, Land of the Pharaohs.
Tim Robey will be in conversation before the screening, with copies of the book available to purchase at a signing afterwards.Hosted by Andrew Kelly from Bristol Ideas.
Polite Society
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.A merry mash up of sisterly affection, parental disappointment and bold action in writer-director Nida Manzoor's feature debut.
The Thu 28 Nov 18:00 screening is followed by a Q&A with director Nida Manzoor, hosted by Hannah Marie Williams and Lowri Roberts from Frank Film Club.
A Night of Knowing Nothing
Suitable only for adults
This rating has yet to be announced.
(Partially Subtitled)
Suitable only for adults
This rating has yet to be announced.This bold and distinctive feature debut from director Payal Kapadia explores the political climate of contemporary India.
Join us before the screening from 19:00 for an open discussion in the Café & Bar led by Desis Organise about the political context of Kapadia's debut film.
Conclave
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.
(Partially Subtitled)
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.Fri 29 Nov - Thu 5 Dec
Ralph Fiennes and Stanley Tucci revel in the ritual and intrigue surrounding the process of choosing a new pontiff, in this tantalisingly tense Vatican-set drama.
Fri 29 Nov
All We Imagine as Light
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.
(Subtitled)
Suitable only for 15 years and over
No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema.Fri 29 Nov - Thu 5 Dec
The lives of three women intersect and overlap in a haunting drama that sees the city of Mumbai play a central role.
Sing The Body Electric Collection 2
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may be permitted to enter.
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may be permitted to enter.part of Sing The Body Electric
Sat 30 Nov - Sun 22 Dec
The second collection in Undershed explores what lies just beyond the edge of our perception and is revealed through unusual ways of encountering a story.
Sat 30 Nov
The Taste of Mango
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.
Suitable for 12 years and over
No one younger than 12 may see a 12A film unless accompanied by an adult.Sat 30 Nov - Thu 5 Dec
In her debut feature documentary - a cinematic love letter spanning time and generations - Chloe Abrahams probes at raw questions her mother and grandmother have long brushed aside, untangling painful knots in her family’s unspoken past.
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