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From award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers.

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With virtual reality, giant inflatables, feature films, projections, sketchbooks and more – this season explores family, the creative spirit, grief and togetherness. With a multimedia exhibition alongside a series of events and films in the cinema from the Kötting family.

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Emerald Fennell, director of 2023's provocative Saltburn, teams up again with Jacob Elordi alongside Margot Robbie to bring a stylish (and no less 'aggressively provocative') retelling of Emily Brontë's much-loved novel.

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The imagination of Jim Henson, the wizardry of George Lucas, and the excitement of David Bowie combine to invite your into a world of fantasy and adventure... the world of Labyrinth, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year!

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A university professor travels from São Paulo to the seaside city of Recife during Carnival week, hoping to reunite with his son. He soon finds out he’s been tailed and spied on by neighbours in his new refuge, leaving him no possible escape from the tentacles of corruption.

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A riveting portrait of life inside a large city high school, where social and moral values are handed down.

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Nominated at this year’s BAFTA Film Awards in the category of 'Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer', Akinola Davies Jr.'s bold and poetic film follows a father, estranged from his young sons, over the course of a day in Lagos.

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Park Chan-wook (Decision To Leave, Old Boy, The Handmaiden) returns with this satirical black comedy/thriller about a husband and father who takes violent action after being laid off.

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Terence Davies' debut feature is a remarkable evocation of working-class family life in the 40s and 50s and a visionary exploration of memory.

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While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates.

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Awards season is here; are you ready to put your knowledge to the test? Grab yourself a team for the Watershed Film Quiz: Awards Edition!

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What happens when you wake up the morning after leaving the most important rock band of all time? Paul McCartney: Man on the Run captures Paul’s transformative decade in the wake of The Beatles’ break-up.

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Make Shift Fundamentals are masterclasses for early career creatives (18-30s -ish) to come together in the Pervasive Media Studio and get their creative ideas moving. This session will be hosted by Kat Garoës-Hill, Comms Manager.

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Is Jazz is a monthly meet-up for 18-30 (ish) year old creatives to explore collaborative creative process in a low-stakes, supportive, and informal way.

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Told through never-before-seen footage from Buckley’s archives and intimate accounts from those closest to the star, It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley illuminates one of modern music’s most influential and enigmatic figures.

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Featuring a bold and bouncing soundtrack by Kangding Ray, Oliver Laxe's Oscar®-nominated for Best International Feature Sirât is a staggering cinematic experience set in the dusty mountains of southern Morocco.

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In this Lunchtime Talk, we'll hear from Euella Jackson and Jess Bunyan Co-Directors of Rising Arts Agency about their leadership journey.

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With her life crashing down around her, Linda (Rose Byrne) attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing person, an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist (Conan O'Brien) and her job.

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Taylor gets by in prison, a world of parties, drugs, violence and gangs and so far, has kept out of trouble. However, with the arrival of new cellmate Dee, the chance to make early parole and get his life back are put in jeopardy.

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Inside Screen is an all-day event for people aged 16-25 looking to build their networks and pick up insights to help navigate the screen industries, whether that’s TV, film or immersive works.

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Four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route.

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Following a spate of tragic knife crime deaths in Bristol, this documentary film looks at how young people in the city are responding.

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In this illustrated discussion between Listening to Britain curator Mark Cosgrove and Mandy Rose, co-producer of Video Nation and Professor of Documentary & Digital Cultures at UWE, they will explore how documenting everyday life through first person diaries and recordings has brought distinct perspectives to the media landscape. 

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Join us for a very special Make Shift Meet Up with Krust, pioneer of the bristol sound exploring his creative practice and his experiments at The Sheds.

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In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man’s switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.

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