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“ The Island of Hungry Ghosts and Australian "compassion fatigue" ”
Already exasperated by successive Australian governments and their refusal to treat refugees as human beings, Australian Cinema Producer Tara Judah explains why she was moved but not shocked by this poetic and emotionally charged documentary.
Watershed’s Top 10 Sellers of 2018
Farewell 2018, hello 2019. As we embark on a new year, we take a look back at the past year and share our top sellers of 2018 in film at Watershed.
January 2019 Cinema Podcast
Cinema at Watershed in 2019 kicks off with scabrous wit and two period dramas, both with a modern feel and contemporary resonances.
“ A (personally and professionally) transformative Sundance experience ”
Zahra Ash-Harper, Inclusion Producer at Watershed, reflects on the professional and personal lessons she has learned in 2018, particularly during her time as an observer at the Sundance Institute's New Frontier Labs Program
“ 2018 on screen: celebrating, supporting, revising and exploring ”
As 2018 draws to a close, we cast our eye back over the year that was; from celebrating women in cinema and workers' rights, to reclaiming the canon, revising generic tropes and exploring the liminal spaces between fiction and reality. It's been a powerful year in film, and one worth remembering, Cinema Producer Tara Judah writes.
“ "Are you going to show Roma?" ”
Watershed's Cinema Curator Mark Cosgrove explains why - although we would very much like to! - Watershed is currently not able to screen Alfonso Cuarón's Netflix film Roma.
December 2018 Cinema Podcast
This month's podcast picks out the highlights of 2018 in film at Watershed.
BIGGER SHED Expanding Watershed:
Continuing Watershed’s journey of leadership and stewardship and to meet the increasing demand for what we offer, we are really pleased to be sharing our ambitious vision for physical expansion that will deliver improved environmental sustainability and financial security for years to come.
“ BIGGER SHED read more details here: ”
The planned re-developed building will house four cinemas, five flexible event spaces, the Pervasive Media Studio and new incubation and grow-on Studios, to sustain the growth of new talent and ideas. The building will increase from 4,400 sqm to 6,360 sqm with new work space for 100+ creatives in the four floors above the rear of the existing building. You can read much more about our plans in this article.
