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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

  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.

A woman stands with a VR headset on and controllers in here hand, the background is purple and pink with various shadows.

“ 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.

Cows being guided by a river

“ 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.

External walkway

“ Move in with us... ”

Posted on Tue 30 Sept

Self contained space with harbourside views available to rent in Watershed

Four people smiling and taking a selfie in the wet and drizzly countryside.

“ 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

  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.

The Story of Lovers Rock

Autumn Cinema at Watershed

Posted on Mon 8 Sept

As we say goodbye to summer, Cinema programme team Steph Read and Mark Cosgrove share some of the highlights coming to Watershed this autumn. It’s also the perfect time to...

People working together - using post it notes

“ Five Years of Climate Action at Watershed - Part 2 ”

Posted on Fri 5 Sept by Zoe Rasbash

Zoe Rasbash has been Watershed's Environmental Emergencies Action Researcher for the past five years. As she leaves us for new challenges she takes some time to reflect on all that she, and we have learned. This is the second of a two-part article.

panel discussion in cinema setting

“ Five years of Climate Action at Watershed - Part 1 ”

Posted on Fri 5 Sept by Zoe Rasbash

Zoe Rasbash has been Watershed's Environmental Emergencies Action Researcher for the past five years. As she leaves us for new challenges she takes some time to reflect on all that she, and we have learned. This is the first of a two-part article.