Cinema Rediscovered 2018
Please note: this event finished in July 2018
Join us for the third edition of Cinema Rediscovered, a chance to discover some of the finest new digital restorations, contemporary classics and film print rarities from across the globe where they were meant to be experienced – on the big screen.
The third edition celebrates Bristol's new status as UNESCO City of Film, a global recognition of the city's outstanding contribution to film culture and provides the perfect excuse for a cinematic city break.
Explore Cinema Rediscovered 2018
Posted on Thu 26 July 2018 by Liz Chege
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Newly restored, Madeline Anderson’s essential historical records of activism and vital body of cinematic work convey a radical commitment to hope, Come the Revolution curator Liz Chege writes.
Posted on Wed 25 July 2018 by Tara Judah
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On Cinema Rediscovered's focus on Women on the Periphery, Agnés Varda, Laura Mulvey, Spike Lee and more, Watershed Cinema Producer Tara Judah reflects on a history of critical conversations and curatorial choices that have left so many great filmmakers just outside of the spotlight.
Posted on Wed 25 July 2018 by Dr Peter Walsh
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With unfettered access to Orson Welles' private drawings and paintings, held dear in the private archive of his youngest daughter, filmmaker Mark Cousins invites us into his Wellesian world, through the eyes of the great man himself, Dr Peter Walsh writes.
Posted on Tue 24 July 2018 by James Harrison
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For this third year of Cinema Rediscovered we celebrate two rarities in Douglas Slocombe’s filmography, from his early years at Ealing Studios. The films are worlds apart when it comes to style, and yet, were filmed within the course of a few months, co-director and co-curator of South West Silents, James Harrison, writes.
Posted on Tue 24 July 2018 by Thea Berry
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Defying gender norms and refusing labels, Something Must Break is an intimate and energetic picture of people looking for who they can be and are allowed to be, Watershed's MA Curation student Thea Berry writes.
Posted on Mon 23 July 2018 by Ian Sergeant
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Twenty-five years on, Ian Sergeant, a founding member of Black Pyramid Film and Video Project, reflects on the history and legacy of black British cinema in the UK and the role Black Pyramid Film Festival played.
Posted on Mon 23 July 2018 by Tara Judah
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In the wake of allegations against some of Hollywood's most powerful figures, Billy Wilder's The Apartment feels more timely than ever. Ripe for rediscovery, it reveals a savage critique of patriarchal capitalism, Cinema Producer Tara Judah writes.
Posted on Wed 18 July 2018 by James Harrison
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Revisiting the films of Bristol-born Mike Hodges, South West Silents' co-founder and co-curator James Harrison reflects on the colour and design that set a look and defined a decade of filmmaking in the director's screen career.
Posted on Wed 18 July 2018 by Andy Willis
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The ongoing work of the Fassbinder Foundation has ensured that the memory and legacy of one of West Germany’s greatest filmmakers has been preserved, including his turn to melodrama and television, Professor Andy Willis writes.
Posted on Wed 18 July 2018 by Thea Berry
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A Moving Image is the commendably ambitious and partly crowd-funded feature debut by writer-director Shola Amoo. Hailed by The Observer’s Wendy Ide as “a distinctive and bold new voice in British cinema”, the docu-drama addresses the thorny subject of South London's gentrification, Watershed's MA Curation student Thea Berry writes.
Posted on Wed 18 July 2018 by Mark Cosgrove
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Ahead of our Bazin 100 celebration screenings and discussions at Cinema Rediscovered, Cinema Curator Mark Cosgrove reflects on the passion and curiosity of prototype cinephile activist, André Bazin.
Length: 49s
BBC Archive Researcher James Harrison speaks about Bristol-born Mike Hodges’ iconic Get Carter and Pulp - screening in celebration of Bristol's new status as UNESCO City of Film.
Length: 23m 14s
Podcast
This month's cinema podcast focusses on four highlights covering First Reformed, Apostasy, Ex Libris: The New York Public Library and Pin Cushion plus a quick round up some of the other picks of the month in a packed July programme
Posted on Sun 17 June 2018
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We asked David Taylor and Daisy Steinhardt from 20th Century Flicks video shop to share short reflections on the words of cinephile and activist André Bazin, ahead of their illustrated talk during Cinema Rediscovered.
Posted on Tue 5 June 2018
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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.
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