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Their Finest

“ Behind The Lines – Women and WWII British Film ”

Posted on Wed 12 July 2017

Their Finest producer Stephen Woolley writes about the female-focused wartime films that make up his Girls Like Us season, and how the breakthrough had a galvanising effect on the industry as a whole.

Celluloid Sail - tall ship docked to harbourside with projections on sails and acrobat hanging from rope.

“ Compass Presents set sail for Bristol on a tall ship ”

Posted on Wed 28 June 2017

Compass Presents are bringing a tall ship to Bristol for their immersive event Celluloid Sail (which they are talking about at Cinema Rediscovered). We caught up with Compass' Tara Sachdeva to chat about what it’s like blending archive and contemporary film, all on board a floating venue.

Peter Lord

“ Peter Lord on the original King Kong ”

Posted on Mon 12 June 2017

Peter Lord - Aardman's Creative Director and Co-owner - will introduce our screening of King Kong. Check out his reasons for coming to see it in the video below...

To Die For

“ Cinema Rediscovered Returns ”

Posted on Thu 27 April 2017

Cinema Rediscovered returns to Bristol and surrounding region for a second year, bringing the finest digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities back where they belong - on the big screen.

King Kong

“ Book your Cinema Rediscovered Pass and Tickets ”

Posted on Thu 27 April 2017

We are pleased to announce that Cinema Rediscovered Passes are now on sale, enabling you to enjoy all the weekend events (Thu 27 - Sun 30 July) at a reduced price.

Ben Wheatley

“ Ben Wheatley on Free Fire ”

Posted on Mon 27 March 2017

We chatted to director Ben Wheatley about his latest film, Free Fire, ahead of its run here at Watershed.

The original design

“ Using iterative development to redesign our exhibit pages ”

Posted on Tue 7 March 2017

A few months ago I had the same fear when tasked with redesigning exhibit pages on watershed.co.uk. They're our highest traffic pages and they have a complex information architecture. I'm going to share how a process of iterative development got us there steadily, and explain why we've adopted it for solving most other user experience problems we face in the Online team at Watershed. I'll also detail some of the tools and techniques we used along the way.

Royalty Hightower in The Fits

“ The Fits: a coming of age meditation on belonging and Black female freedom ”

Posted on Thu 2 March 2017 by Liz Chege

We watched a preview of the film with members of Come The Revolution, a collective of curators, programmers and creatives committed to exploring Black life on screen. In this reflective piece, collective member Liz Chege discusses The Fits, the lack of films focusing on Black female coming of age stories, the desire for belonging, and Black womanhood.

Moonlight Ocean

“ Thoughts on Moonlight ”

Posted on Wed 8 Feb 2017 by Edson Burton

Edson Burton shares his thoughts on Moonlight... "a story told through the eyes of the Other amongst Others..."

“ We Call Him… Sir Sidney Poitier ”

Posted on Wed 16 Nov 2016 by Roger Griffith

Roger Griffith discusses why Sir Sidney Poitier is one of his all time heroes, and why In The Heat of the Night has both inspired and infuriated him.

Prince

“ Prince: Dance, Music, Sex, Romance - and God ”

Posted on Fri 11 Nov 2016 by Edson Burton

In the lead up to our Prince night at Colston Hall, Dr Edson Burton talks about why Prince 'is missed now more than ever'...