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Skeletons Q & A

  Skeletons Q & A

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

Funny and fascinating post-screening Q & A with the Director and two lead actors of this award-winning surreal black comedy.

Watershed's Projection Box

Flexible Cinema Programme

Posted on Wed 18 Aug 2010

We just wanted to let you know that we have changed the way we book films. Unlike most cinemas we have always booked the programme in advance and published fixed dates for each film. The benefit was that you could look over the whole month and see what was on. The downside was that if a film was well received we couldn't keep it playing and if something last minute happened (eg. a director wanted to come and talk about the film) it would create havoc with our rigid scheduling.

Cycling - A Social History

  Cycling - A Social History

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

An elegy to the cycle as a working device, a thing of pleasure and a means of escape.

Decalogue 2005: Tropical Malady

  Decalogue 2005: Tropical Malady

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

An introduction to this boldly surreal film from 2010 Cannes Palme d'Or award winning director Weerasethakul.

Still from 'Nenette et Boni'

Intense Intimacy: The Cinema of Claire Denis

Project Ended in July 2010

In 2010 Watershed celebrated the work of French director, Claire Denis, with a retrospective marking the release of her feature, 'White Material'.

Clay Shirky

  Clay Shirky

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

Social media theorist Clay Shirky presents ideas from his 2010 book, 'Our Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age'.

Decalogue 2004: Elephant

  Decalogue 2004: Elephant

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

An introduction to Gus Van Sant's 2004 film Elephant, a coolly devastating account of a high school shooting.

Claire Denis: In Conversation

  Claire Denis: In Conversation

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

Claire Denis, one of the world's most distinctive and significant cinematic voices, talks about her work and latest film, White Material.

AntiVJ's Light Sculpture at Mapping Festival 2008

Producing the Future: Understanding Watershed's Role in Ecosystems of Cultural Innovation

Posted on Mon 14 June 2010

Claire Denis: An Introduction

  Claire Denis: An Introduction

Posted on Thu 10 Aug 2017

An introduction to the cinema of Claire Denis with a particular focus on her first film Chocolat.

Cannes 2010 Festival Poster

“ Cannes 2010 or... of Godard and Cinephiles ”

Posted on Thu 3 June 2010 by Mark Cosgrove

A round up of thoughts on the films he saw and the state of cinema from Cannes 2010.