What’s On Today

Until Sun 15 Jun

The 19th RAI FILM Festival will take place Wed 11 - Sun 15 June here at Watershed and Arnolfini, and will mark the 40th anniversary of this unique celebration of anthropology and filmmaking. With premieres, filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions, and a unique mix of cinema and academia, it is an intimate and global gathering.

Marching in the Dark has emerged as one of the most acclaimed documentaries of the year, making waves across the global festival circuit.

Until Sun 13 Jul

Step into FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth, a visually stunning installation that reveals the hidden rhythms of our changing world by pioneering award-winning artists ScanLAB Projects. Taking over the whole of the Undershed gallery, this artwork uses both groundbreaking visuals and beautifully designed sound.

Until Sun 22 Jun

An award-winning augmented audio walk – Only Expansion invites you to sonically experience how your own life might change in the future.

In this talk, Professor Shawn Sobers explores why Small Anthropology is a powerful and necessary methodology for interdisciplinary research.

A double-bill screening of I Walk While Glaciers Melt and Heaven Rain Flows Sweetly.

Fri 13 - Thu 19 June

The complex lives of young deaf people are explored in all their intricacies in this earnest, superbly performed drama, set in contemporary Hong Kong.

Until Thu 26 Jun

Eccentric lottery winner Charles (Tim Key) dreams of getting his favourite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan), back together.

Until Thu 26 Jun

The Salt Path is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn’s 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline.

In conversation with the Chair of the RAI Film Committee Judith Aston, Bruce Parry reflects on his BBC series Tribe, questioning how television can adapt — ethically and creatively — to changing times, and what lessons can be drawn from engagement with multifarious ways of living and storytelling.

Until Thu 19 Jun

The Encampments is a brave new documentary following the Palestine solidarity protests that erupted across US university campuses in 2024.

This compelling documentary explores a woman’s return to Burkina Faso after her uncle’s death, uncovering deep family disputes over inheritance and the tensions between traditional Mandingo Islam and French law.

Fri 13 - Thu 19 June

Set in the rugged landscape of 1790’s Britain, Tornado (played by model-songwriter Kōki) finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father’s travelling puppet show crosses paths with a ruthless criminal gang.

Until Wed 25 Jun

Wes Anderson's latest film is the story of a family and a family business. Starring: Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of the richest men in Europe; Mia Threapleton as Liesl, his daughter/a nun; Michael Cera as Bjorn, their tutor.