What’s On Week Ahead

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Image from BFI London Film Festival on Tour 2026

Showing Thu 8 – Wed 14 Oct

The Dominican Front Room at Watershed

part of Black History Month

Objects from a 1960s Dominican front room including a green glass fish ornament and a small metal clock

Until Fri 30 Oct

Installed in Watershed throughout October, visitors are invited to peek through the walkway window into an intimate world of nostalgia – a front room full of real Caribbean keepsakes contributed by families who settled in Bristol. 

Thu 8 Oct

(ends 10:00)

Fri 9 Oct

(ends 10:00)

Sat 10 Oct

(ends 10:00)

Sun 11 Oct

(ends 10:00)

Mon 12 Oct

(ends 10:00)

Tue 13 Oct

(ends 10:00)
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Sense and Sensibility

Until Thu 15 Oct

A charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood, Sense and Sensibility is an irresistible new take on Jane Austen's classic novel, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, George MacKay, and Fiona Shaw.

Thu 8 Oct

(ends 16:56)AD (ends 22:46)AD

Fri 9 Oct

Sat 10 Oct

Sun 11 Oct

(ends 21:36)AD

Mon 12 Oct

Tue 13 Oct

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Derek vs Derek

Until Thu 15 Oct

Award-winning Director James Dawson’s new documentary is set in the rolling hills of Devon, telling the story of two neighbouring farmers who share the same name but take radically different approaches to land use. 

Thu 8 Oct

Fri 9 Oct

Sat 10 Oct

Sun 11 Oct

Mon 12 Oct

Tue 13 Oct

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Digger

Until Wed 14 Oct

The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s saviour from a disaster he's caused.

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Descriptive Subtitles
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Introductory Talk

Thu 8 Oct

Fri 9 Oct

Sat 10 Oct

Sun 11 Oct

Mon 12 Oct

Tue 13 Oct

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The Mon 12 Oct 17:50 screening features Descriptive Subtitles and is followed by Deaf Conversations About Cinema.

The Weight

When Samuel (Ethan Hawke) is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison, Warden Clancy (Russell Crowe) offers a high-stakes proposition: smuggle gold out of a remote mine with a dangerous crew of prisoners and he’ll win his freedom.

Bad Apples

Until Thu 15 Oct

A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured.

All screenings without Descriptive Subtitles feature a pre-recorded introduction by director Jonatan Etzler.

Situating Repair Cultures

part of Lunchtime Talks

An imade of the sculpture, Mud Machine, by Paul Granjon

In this Lunchtime Talk, Teresa Dillon and Felipe Schmidt Fonseca of the artist-led research programme Repair Acts discuss the group's methodologies, focusing on the co-creation of local Repair Declarations with citizen bodies.

Fri 9 Oct

Take part your way

Tune in, wherever you are, online (no need to book). If you want to take part in person please book in advance.

How Deep Is Your Love

Until Thu 15 Oct

How Deep Is Your Love follows a group of marine biologists trying to understand life in this unknown world, while grappling with the question of whether their presence risks harming what they seek to protect. A visually hypnotic and deeply absorbing journey in which every discovery reshapes our understanding of the planet.

Fri 9 Oct

Sat 10 Oct

Sun 11 Oct

Mon 12 Oct

Tue 13 Oct

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The Tue 6 Oct 18:00 screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film's director Eleanor Mortimer and hosted by Bristol Doc Club.

The Lost Children of Tuam

Fri 9 - Thu 15 Oct

In rural Ireland, amateur historian Catherine Corless begins researching a former institution for unmarried mothers and their children, uncovering a shocking hidden history of loss. Based on a true story, The Lost Children of Tuam is a deeply moving portrait of one woman’s fight for justice.

Fri 9 Oct

Sat 10 Oct

Sun 11 Oct

Mon 12 Oct

Tue 13 Oct

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Extra Geography

Fri 9 - Thu 15 Oct

In an English girls boarding school, two teenage best friends grapple with the challenges of girlhood — friendship, boys, studies, and growing up — and embark on their school project, falling in love.

Fri 9 Oct

Sat 10 Oct

Sun 11 Oct

Mon 12 Oct

Tue 13 Oct

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Preview: Wild Horse Nine

part of BFI LFF on Tour 2026

Director Martin McDonagh continues to mine the absurdities and complexities of male relationships in a film that brims with energy and is sure to delight.

Fri 9 Oct

The Cycle of Love (Subtitled)

Until Wed 14 Oct

A love story like no other, The Cycle of Love is an inspiring, heart-warming, epic true-life adventure about self-belief, destiny and the courage to risk everything for love, traversing continents in a journey spanning Delhi to Sweden.

Sat 10 Oct

Mon 12 Oct

Tue 13 Oct

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Tuesday screenings are part of our Cinébites meal deal - Club Shed members get 30% off main dishes from our menu with a valid ticket.

Preview: Ray Gunn

part of BFI LFF on Tour 2026

Cartoon person seems to be flying through the air wearing a backpack with a determined facial expression

Brad Bird’s smart animated caper, set in a futuristic world where humans and aliens co-exist, sees a private eye drawn into a murder investigation.

Le Boucher (Subtitled)

part of Claude Chabrol: Elements of Crime

Man in suit pouring drink while woman in patterned dress sips from glass at festive indoor gathering with dancing guests.

Claude Chabrol’s masterful thriller hinges on the unlikely bond between a schoolmistress and a butcher and the unsettling possibility that all might not be what it seems as a wave of murders grip their small idyllic French village.

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Ish - Student Screening & Masterclass

Join us for this one-off screening of acclaimed British coming-of-age drama Ish – specifically for (post-16) students and young people (16-25) plus teaching/youth staff. This special screening will be followed by a Masterclass and Q&A with the film's Producer Dhiraj Mahey and Director Imran Peretta, covering the making of the film, and how to collaborate with other creatives to realise your ideas. Tickets for this special screening are just £3.00 for teachers and students.

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