What’s On Week Ahead

Until Fri 20 Mar

With virtual reality, giant inflatables, feature films, projections, sketchbooks and more – this season explores family, the creative spirit, grief and togetherness. With a multimedia exhibition alongside a series of events and films in the cinema from the Kötting family.

Until Thu 12 Mar

A university professor travels from São Paulo to the seaside city of Recife during Carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son. He soon finds out he’s been tailed and spied on by neighbours in his new refuge, leaving him no possible escape from the tentacles of corruption.

Until Thu 5 Mar

From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers.

Until Thu 12 Mar

Featuring a bold and bouncing soundtrack by Kangding Ray, Oliver Laxe's Oscar®-nominated for Best International Feature Sirât is a staggering cinematic experience set in the dusty mountains of southern Morocco.

Until Thu 12 Mar

With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O'Brien) and her job.

In this illustrated discussion between Listening to Britain curator Mark Cosgrove and Mandy Rose, co-producer of Video Nation and Professor of Documentary & Digital Cultures at UWE, they will explore how documenting everyday life through first person diaries and recordings has brought distinct perspectives to the media landscape. 

The Sheds

Join us for a very special Make Shift Meet Up with Krust, pioneer of the Bristol sound exploring his creative practice and his experiments at The Sheds.

Until Thu 5 Mar

Taylor gets by in prison, a world of parties, drugs, violence and gangs and so far, has kept out of trouble. However, with the arrival of new cellmate Dee, the chance to make early parole and get his life back are put in jeopardy.

Until Thu 5 Mar

Nominated at this year’s BAFTA Film Awards in the category of 'Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer', Akinola Davies Jr.'s bold and poetic film follows a father, estranged from his young sons, over the course of a day in Lagos.

In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man’s switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.

Fri 6 - Thu 12 March

A remote German farm harbours generations of secrets. Four women, separated by decades but united by trauma, uncover the truth behind its weathered walls.

In this Lunchtime Talk we'll hear from artist, programmer and live coding performer, Joseph Wilk. In this talk he will walk us through the process of turning experiences of frustration into work designed to shame rental websites into action.

First Friday is a monthly social and showcasing event open to anyone. It takes place in the Pervasive Media Studio every First Friday throughout the year except for August and January.

Fri 6 - Thu 12 March

The Shepherd and the Bear is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.

Fri 6 - Thu 12 March

From the mind of Charli XCX comes this mockumentary about a rising pop star navigating the complexities of fame and industry pressure, while preparing for her arena tour debut.

Comedian James Acaster unleashes his infectious energy as he explores his love/hate relationship with stand-up.

To celebrate The Moment (the new mockumentary from the mind of Charli XCX) landing at Watershed, we’re bringing Brat Summer back - for one night only!

As part of National Lottery Open Week 2026, we're offering National Lottery players a free portion of popcorn on Sat 7 March.

Sat 7 & Sat 14 March

As part of National Lottery Open Week 2026, we're offering National Lottery players free projection tours on Sat 7 March and Sat 14 March.

Told through never-before-seen footage from Buckley’s archives and intimate accounts from those closest to the star, It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley illuminates one of modern music’s most influential and enigmatic figures.

In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorising innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.