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“ Thought In Action: Parasite ”
In the fifth instalment of Thought in Action, we are welcomed with the expertise of Dr. JongMi Kim (Media and Cultural Theology, Coventry University), Dr. Maria Rousso (Philosophy, San Raffaele University, Milan), Dr. Bola Adediran (UWE Politics, chair) and Katie Preece (Philosophy UWE student) on the themes raised in Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. UWE BA Philosophy student Georgia Harrison explores the various avenues taken to create the masterful portrayal of the destructive effects of Capitalism.
The nights are getting lighter and brighter…
Bristol Light Festival lights up the city – and includes work from Pervasive Media Studio residents
March 2020 Cinema Podcast
Coming up in March 2020 there's is plenty to get your eyes and ears into in cinema at Watershed.
“ Unseen and Unexpected: Projections 2020 ”
After a brief encounter with last year’s stunning ‘Projections’ programme, Watershed’s Cinema Producer, Thea Berry, is delighted to be welcoming back another collection of striking and thought-provoking short artists’ moving image films.
“ Pervasive Media Studio Residents Amongst Top 35 XR Installations of 2019 ”
Anagram's The Collider and Duncan Speakman's Only Expansion both featured for pushing the boundaries of interaction, performance and narrative in creative technology.
“ Thought in Action: The Lighthouse ”
In the fourth instalment of Thought in Action, UWE's very own reps of the Philosophy (Katrina Mitcheson), Politics (Henrique Tavares Furtado) and Psychology (Miltos Hadijosif) departments discuss the themes raised in Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse. UWE BA Philosophy student Georgia Harrison shares her experience on this original film which is practically a two-man combative story of madness and loneliness.
“ A festival in favour of the collective experience ”
This year's International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) focused on the collective - all the way across the film value chain from filmmaking to audiences. Sitting in darkened rooms with hundreds of other eager cinephiles, I was warmed by the beating heart of what we can create and experience as a collective.
February 2020 Cinema Podcast
Cinema highlights coming up at Watershed Cinemas in February 2020, including Parasite, Japanese films season and Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
“ Invention versus innovation - embracing uncertainty ”
How do we embrace uncertainty and value the slippy to navigate the conceptual emergency we live in? By Clare Reddington, Watershed CEO
Creative Workforce for the Future
Developing both industry employment practices embracing inclusion and diversity and nurturing young talent.