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Cinema Year Zero Film Critics Salon

Name: Cinema Year Zero Film Critics Salon
Start: 2026-07-25T15:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-25T16:30:00+01:00
Location: Watershed

Talk

Sat 25 July 15:30

Pervasive Media Studio

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Independent film criticism platform Cinema Year Zero has joined forces with Cinema Rediscovered to publish writing on a selection of festival titles. These essays can be found daily around Watershed and on their website.

Cinema Year Zero will be hosting an open discussion of the contemporary film criticism landscape. Essayists Kirsty Asher, Ben Flanagan, Adam Murray, and Daisy Steinhardt will share readings from their new work, followed by a convivial conversation around their critical practice.

This event invites audiences to join the chat: from shaping your craft, to the process of sitting down and writing seriously about film, to navigating a sector increasingly dominated by influencer culture. This is a space to speak candidly about the lure of film criticism.

Sat 25 July

15:30 (ends 16:30)

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Cinema seat widths

Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

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Further info

Our building is accessible, our staff are trained in basic BSL and Deaf awareness, we have toilets for everyone and we run an accessible programme of screenings, events and exhibitions. Find out more on our Access page.