What’s On

Cat is a solitary animal, but as his home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.

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A captivating insight into the private estate of Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous with her Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, but kept denying any closer ties to the regime.

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Step into FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth, a visually stunning installation that reveals the hidden rhythms of our changing world by pioneering award-winning artists ScanLAB Projects. Taking over the whole of the Undershed gallery, this artwork uses both groundbreaking visuals and beautifully designed sound.

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In this Lunchtime Talk we will hear from pianist and composer Sarah Nicolls, who will share her experiences in interactive electronic performance, and her processes of re-imagining the configuration of the piano in new and creative ways.

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When tragedy strikes, and carefree romances lose their thrill, the youthful Parthenope decides to seek a deeper sense of purpose.

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After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

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Chinese writer-director Lou Ye (Summer Palace, Mystery, Blind Massage) recalls the COVID lockdown via a hybrid of documentary, web videos, and fragments from his past films, spinning a powerful docufiction out of a nation’s collective trauma.

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The Extraordinary Miss Flower brings to life the remarkable story of Geraldine Flower and the discovery of a suitcase full of passionate, heartfelt letters of love sent to her in the 60s and 70s.

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Under the burning sky on a roadside on the coast of Ceará, Motel Destino is the scene of dangerous games of desire, power and violence. One night, the arrival of young Heraldo changes everything...

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Fabled Record Producer Mark Pritchard, luminary Songwriter Thom Yorke and groundbreaking Visual Artist Jonathan Zawada present a debut collaborative visual and audio cinema experience a decade in the making.

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A man returns to the idyllic beach of his childhood to surf with his son, but is humiliated by a group of powerful locals and drawn into a conflict.

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Totone sets out to make the best Comté cheese in the region in an attempt to win the gold medal at the agricultural competition and €30,000.

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Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce tussle over the future of the Catholic Church in the latest from director Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardener, City of God).

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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.

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Björk: Cornucopia, the highly anticipated concert film recorded live in Lisbon, captures the celebrated artist’s groundbreaking tour that mesmerised audiences worldwide for five years.

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Shot on analogue film over three years, this compelling exploration of engineless sailing dives into the experiences of those who travel solely by harnessing the natural elements alone.

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Starring Marlon Brando in his Oscar®-winning performance as the patriarch of the Corleone family, this first installment in the three-movie saga paints a dramatic portrait of the Sicilian clan’s rise and near fall from power in America.

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Ocean with David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean.

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Think you know your Kubrick from your Kurosawa? Your Sciamma from your Song? Put your film knowledge to the test at Watershed’s iconic Film Quiz, our general film knowledge edition spanning every genre and era!

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Join us at the 17:50 Descriptive Subtitled screening of Parthenope on Mon 12 May which will feature an introduction from Nathan Hardie, fellow audience member and Bristolian film critic, followed by a post-screening discussion in the Café & Bar.

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We’re honoured to welcome triple Oscar®-winner Walter Murch, one of cinema’s most acclaimed film and sound editors, to Bristol for a very special screening and in-conversation event to celebrate the launch of his new memoir Suddenly Something Clicked.

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On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Payne family live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free. However, when tragedy strikes, it upends their idyllic world and forces them to forge a new path into modern society.

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In this Lunchtime Talk, Studio Resident Jim Wheale discusses his new project Trepanner, exploring art and spirituality in response to ancient spaces.

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Acclaimed conductor Thibaut has leukemia and needs a bone marrow donor. Learning that he was adopted, he tracks down his older brother, who is a musician and factory worker. Their reunion sparks a fraternal, musical journey amidst the town's factory closure.

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When a misguided American documentary crew in search of their next viral segment ends up in the wrong town in rural Argentina, chaos ensues. Colourful and unfiltered, Magic Farm is led by a stellar ensemble including Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff and Simon Rex.

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A dystopian futuristic story about a man struggling to escape a robot-like society that forbids sex and enforces human assimilation.

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Award-winning creative studio ScanLAB Projects are hosting a series of hands-on 3D scanning workshops which give you an opportunity to think in 3D and explore the growing role of digital imaging in art, science, and environmental storytelling.

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The first in a series of public talks called Stories We Tell, this event celebrates the opening of Only Expansion, a visceral and poetic audio walk that reflects on what it means to live on a planet in crisis.

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