What’s On Week Ahead

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.

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.

Be among the first in the UK to experience the bold new wave of Georgian cinema with this striking premiere.

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 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.

Until Wed 18 Jun

The life and home of a solitary man in the highland forests of Scotland is gently observed in this intimate, experimental documentary.

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.

French filmmaker Armel Hostiou discovers a fake Facebook profile using his photos, inviting women in Kinshasa to audition for a non-existent film.

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 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.

Avant-Drag! offers an exhilarating look at ten Athenian drag performers who deconstruct gender, nationalism, belonging, identity, while facing police brutality, transphobia and racism.

Until Sun 15 Jun

17-year-old Sam embarks on a three-day backpacking trip in the Catskills with her dad and his oldest friend. But when lines are crossed and Sam’s trust is betrayed, tensions reach a fever pitch...

Join us for a special double-bill screening of Bibiru: The Panema Dog and The Forbidden Dogs—two powerful films exploring the bonds between humans and dogs across very different cultural and political landscapes.

Charming documentary about a small farming community in mid-Wales, observing the unalterable rhythms of country life.

Until Thu 19 Jun

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

At 71 years old, famous Portuguese writer José Cardoso Pires had a stroke which affected his ability to speak, read and write.

Fri 20 - Thu 26 June

Informed by her own experiences, Daisy-May Hudson’s portrait of a woman trying to regain custody of her kids is a impassioned indictment of the current social-care system.

In this Lunchtime Talk, we will hear from Tim Kindberg PM Studio Resident who will examine AI critically in the light of nature and climate change.

Fri 20 - Thu 26 June

Akira Kurosawa’s period thriller is a monumental tale of hired samurai protecting a peasant village.

Fri 20 - Thu 26 June

A gym-obsessed serial killer murders and eats a local drug dealer for their protein, inadvertently sparking a brutal and bloodthirsty turf war between rival gangs.