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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. 

(ends 10:00)

NAZA (Partially Subtitled)

Until Mon 26 Oct

From Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the 2024 Oscar® winning directors of No Other Land, comes NAZA, a film examining the systems behind Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

The Mon 26 Oct 18:10 screening of NAZA is presented in partnership with Bristol Doc Club, who will introduce the film and host a Doc Club meet-up in the Café & Bar afterwards – everyone welcome.
 

The Knot Makers

part of Lunchtime Talks

An image of the exhibition The Knot Makers in situ.

In this Lunchtime Talk, British Somali artist and researcher Fozia Ismail will discuss her work on the multi-sensory installation A Song for the Xeedho - The Knot Makers.

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.

Derek vs Derek

Until Thu 22 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. 

Arrietty

Fri 16 - Thu 22 Oct

From the creators of Spirited Away and Ponyo, and Academy Award®-nominated director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, comes a gorgeous and adventure-filled adaptation of The Borrowers, one of the most beloved children’s books of all time.

We'll be screening this film in the original Japanese language with Subtitles (S), as well as with English Dubbing (D). Check the screenings below for more information.

The Lost Children of Tuam

Until Thu 22 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.

Case 137 (Subtitled)

Fri 16 - Thu 22 Oct

Set against the backdrop of mass protests in Paris, Case 137 follows a meticulous internal affairs investigator working on the case of a teenager severely wounded by police fire.

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Trainspotting

Fri 16 - Thu 22 Oct

A 4K restoration of Danny Boyle's audaciously innovative and darkly comic classic on addiction, scams and survival.

Intro
Introductory Talk

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Trainspotting and the BFI FAN Rip It Up season, join us after the Fri 16 Oct 20:00 for a post-screening celebration in the Café & Bar featuring a DJ set by Neil Ramjee from Your Boyfriends are DJs and activities, inspired by the Trainspotting soundtrack and British youth culture through the decades. 

Bring your parents. Bring your older teens (so long as they're 18 or over). And party like it’s 1996…1986…1976 …and 1966!

Preview: Minotaur (Subtitled)

part of BFI LFF on Tour 2026

Andrey Zvyagintsev transposes Claude Chabrol’s La Femme infidèle to contemporary Russia, delivering a magnificent political allegory that dissects the mechanics of ego, violence and corruption.

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