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Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.

“ The film Hollywood dared not make: Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. ”

Posted on Tue 5 June 2018

Vying with Julie Dash’s recently re-discovered and rightly celebrated Daughters of the Dust (1991) as the first film directed by an African American female to be commercially released, Just Another Girl on the I.R.T stands as a pivotal point in African American cinema.

Zama

“ Why is a fish a car? Learning to love Zama ”

Posted on Tue 29 May 2018 by Tara Judah

"Beautifully short but bizarre..." Our comments board gets Cinema Producer Tara Judah thinking about the beguiling beauty of new release Zama and how it led to loving the work of Lucrecia Martel.

Revenge

“ Whose responsibility? On Coralie Fargeat's Revenge ”

Posted on Thu 17 May 2018 by Tara Judah

Tara Judah, Watershed Cinema Producer, reflects on a Q&A she hosted with film academic and author, Dr Tanya Horeck, after a screening of Coralie Fargeat’s debut feature film Revenge, on Sat 12 May. The pair and the audience discussed the interplay of morality and ethics in visual representations of violence and lots more.

Joanie Lemercier's Millennium Constellations. Photo by Jack Offord

“ Connecting people ”

Posted on Thu 22 March 2018 by Vanessa Bellaar Spruijt

Reflections on putting arts and culture at the heart of new technology, and the can-do spirit of Bristol and its people

Persona

“ Bergman and Me ”

Posted on Mon 19 March 2018

In this article Thea Berry who is on placement at Watershed as part of her MA Curating course at the University of West of England (UWE), offers us a female perspective on the films of Ingmar Bergman.

Photo of a Bernard Herrmann score

“ Bernard Herrmann, Contradictions and Ostinatos... ”

Posted on Fri 16 Feb 2018

Critic Michael Beek reflects on the qualities underpinning the unique talent of composer Bernard Herrmann, whose scores include Psycho and Vertigo.

Photo of Bernard Herrmann

“ Bernard Herrmann Centenary, Further Reading ”

Posted on Fri 16 Feb 2018

Find out more about composer Bernard Herrmann with this selection of links.

Jasmine Thompson working on one of her murals in the Pervasive Media Studio

“ Visual arts representation: an interview with Jasmine Thompson ”

Posted on Wed 14 Feb 2018 by Zahra Ash-Harper

In this interview Zahra Ash-Harper, Watershed Producer, talks to illustrator Jasmine Thompson about the murals she created for the Pervasive Media Studio: the process of creating them, what the space means to her, and the importance of representation...

Illustration by Jasmine Thompson, Rife Content Creator

“ 2017 - the Creative team's Watershed highlights ”

Posted on Fri 8 Dec 2017 by Clare Reddington

Today was the last Creative team* meeting of the year and we shared our 2017 highlights. The range and depth of the team’s selection are a good indication of how amazing this year has been for Watershed, so I thought we should share them:

Still from The Florida Project by Sean Baker

“ Curate, collaborate and connect ”

Posted on Mon 20 Nov 2017 by Mark Cosgrove

Watershed's approach to cinema – when everything about it is changing

Portrait of Phil Johnson

“ Phil Johnson's Filmic Mixtape ”

Posted on Wed 15 Nov 2017

Filmic co-creator Phil Johnson shares his 'Filmic Mixtape': his selection of inspirational film and music collaborations.