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Making, experiencing and sharing ideas of home – the year so far

Posted on Tue 3 Feb

In May 2025 we began a programme of films, immersive art, talks and workshops to explore the many different ways in which people find, make, imagine, long for, and escape home.

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Posted on Tue 3 Feb by Olamiposi Ayorinde

Article

A poem with no fixed abode, by Olamiposi Ayorinde for Writing Home. Olamiposi is a multidisciplinary creative, movement practitioner, and systems architect.

A photo of three people at First Friday in Watershed's Pervasive Media Studio.

Posted on Wed 28 Jan

News

From conversations to commissions, one-off workshops to in-depth courses, this new section of our website brings together all of the opportunities to actively participate at Watershed.

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Posted on Wed 28 Jan

News

Watershed and Pervasive Media Studio are delighted to announce the four UK-based creative practitioners for our Winter Residencies Programme.

Flash Gordon outdoor screening and the 2nd edition of Cinema Rediscovered

Save the dates for the 10th edition of Cinema Rediscovered!

Posted on Fri 23 Jan

We can’t quite believe it but we’re fast approaching the 10th edition of Cinema Rediscovered Wed 22 - Sun 26 July 2026, Watershed’s annual festival that brings great films...

Watershed Cinema Podcast The Everyworld Special

Posted on Mon 19 Jan

Welcome to The Everyworld! For this special episode Cinema Steph is joined by artist and filmmaker Andrew Kötting and Undershed Curator Amy Rose to chat about our new exhibition and film season The Everyworld.

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Undershed unveils its first exhibition for 2026: The Everyworld

Posted on Fri 9 Jan

A multimedia jaunt through an exuberant kaleidoscope of family, myth and the creative spirit from award-winning filmmaker and artist Andrew Kötting and daughter, Eden.

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Introducing our Dreamtime Fellow 2026 

Posted on Fri 12 Dec 2025

Watershed and the Jerram Foundation are excited to introduce our Dreamtime Fellow Gemma Paintin, whose practice spans live art, sound, social practice and work for public space.

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“ It Was the Best of Times; It Was the Worst of Times ”

Posted on Thu 11 Dec 2025 by Clare Reddington

Celebrating 2025 and navigating the financial challenge of 2026.

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“ Home as a Lullaby ”

Posted on Wed 10 Dec 2025 by Cèlia Domínguez Hernàndez

For Writing Home, Cèlia Dominguez Hernàndez takes us from Badalona to Bristol, where ‘homemaking’ becomes a practice, not a destination.

Watershed Cinema Podcast December 2025

Posted on Tue 9 Dec 2025

In this episode Cinema Steph is joined by Watershed's Cinema Curator Mark Cosgrove and Sarah from Popcorn Chat to discuss their favourite films from 2025.

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Winter Cinema Highlights at Watershed

Posted on Thu 4 Dec 2025

Our cinema programme team (Mark Cosgrove and Steph Read) share the wintry highlights to look forward to this festive season at Watershed.

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An interesting day talking about AI...

Posted on Thu 20 Nov 2025

This week we found out that some people are under the impression that our Cinema of the Year campaign artwork had been created with the use of AI. This has come as quite a shock to us, however we are grateful that the question has been asked so we are able to clarify our position in relation to AI and to say clearly that no AI was used in the creation of this piece of creative work.

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“ REFRAMING THE FRAME: Interpreting the Past, Present, and Future of Black Film in Bristol ”

Posted on Tue 18 Nov 2025 by Rachael Burton

We've commissioned Professor Shawn Sobers for a new report that looks into Watershed's past and future possibilities of Black filmmaking and exhibition in Bristol.

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“ Undershed: One year in ”

Posted on Fri 7 Nov 2025 by Amy Rose

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