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Undershed: One year in

Posted on Fri 7 Nov by Amy Rose

Lead Curator Amy Rose shares reflections, highlights, and achievements after Undershed's first birthday.

Posted on Mon 3 Nov

News

We’re super excited that Watershed has been selected as one of five nominees for the British Independent Film Award’s (BIFA) very first Cinema of the Year award, supported by Kia and voted for by cinemagoers. We now need your help to be in with a chance of winning.

A group of diverse young adults collaborates around a table with notes and materials, engaged in discussion in a creative workspace.

Posted on Fri 31 Oct

Article

It’s been a nearly year since we asked for your help to support Make Shift and open up creative careers for young people across Bristol – and what a year it’s been!

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Length: 1h 2m 30s

Podcast

In this episode, Cinema Steph is joined by Karina from the Bristol Palestine Film Festival to chat about what we can expect from this year’s programme - followed by Stef from Comms to run through the rest of November.

Balance & Belonging Summary Report 2025

Wed 15 Oct

People Team Summary of the 2025 Balance & Belonging Survey

Staff & Board Inclusion Data Report 2025

Wed 15 Oct

In April 2025 we ran our annual ‘Balance and Belonging’ Staff survey which has 3 sections: Balance, Belonging and Feedback. These are the published results.

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“ Euella Jackson reflects on her relationship with Black History Month ”

Posted on Mon 13 Oct by Euella Jackson

In this article, Euella Jackson reflects on whether Black History Month is a tokenistic gesture or an essential act of storytelling, drawing on personal experiences of community, culture and change. She will continue this conversation with Edson Burton, hosted by Emmanuella Blake-Morsi, on Wed 15 Oct, 18:00 at Watershed.

A large colourful inflatable plant is in Japan.

Watershed takes Playable City to Japan

Posted on Thu 9 Oct

From the harbourside to Japan’s second city: Watershed is taking cuddly plants, interactive tapestries and sketching robots from Bristol to Osaka, Japan, as part of Playable City Osaka.

Watershed Cinema Podcast October 2025

Posted on Thu 9 Oct

Freshers Flu! In this episode Stef from Comms is joined by film critic Nathan Hardie and Undershed's Producer Toki Allison to chat everything October.

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“ The Making of Impulse: Playing with Reality ”

Posted on Thu 2 Oct by Amy Rose

We asked the co-directors May Abdalla and Barry Gene Murphy a few questions about the process of making Impulse: Playing with Reality.

“ Staying out until the cows come home ”

Posted on Thu 2 Oct by Erinma Ochu

In the first commissioned piece for Writing Home, Pervasive Media Studio resident Erinma Ochu explores home through stranger's houses, queer habits and childhood memories.

“ Move in with us... ”

Posted on Tue 30 Sept

Self contained space with harbourside views available to rent in Watershed

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“ Tracing the source of the River Frome… ”

Posted on Wed 24 Sept by Rachael Burton

In this article, Co-Director of Regenerative Futures Rachael Burton describes the first half of the walk from the source of the River Frome the Wild and Generous team took in July 2025.

The Palestine flag flying from Watershed's balcony.

Watershed signs the Bristol Apartheid-Free Zone pledge

Posted on Tue 16 Sept

Today Watershed joins over 4,000 citizens and organisations across the city in signing the Bristol Apartheid Free Zone pledge. This means we are now boycotting Israeli...

Watershed Cinema Podcast September 2025

Posted on Mon 15 Sept

Cinema Programmer Steph Read is joined this month by Film Hub South West's Community Manager Neil Ramjee and Executive Director of Encounters Film Festival Dave Taylor-Matthews to chat about September's cinematic highlights.