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Unearthing a Buried History: Cuito Cuanavale, Decolonisation and New Technology

Name: Unearthing a Buried History: Cuito Cuanavale, Decolonisation and New Technology
Start: 2026-11-21T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-21T12:30:00+00:00
Location: Watershed

part of Afrika Eye 2026

Workshop

Sat 21 Nov 11:00

Waterside 1, Watershed

Additional booking info below

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What if you could travel back to 1988, stand on a battlefield in Angola that changed Africa's history, and witness moments that helped bring South African apartheid to its knees? Nelson Mandela declared: “Cuito Cuanavale has been a turning point in the struggle to free the continent and our country from the scourge of apartheid!” Yet for many young Africans, this extraordinary story remains largely unknown.

As young Tanzanian creatives, OnaStories believe history shouldn't just be remembered. It should be experienced. Imagine walking through a virtual museum, exploring military vehicles in 3D, watching archival footage come alive, or reconstructing lost artefacts and missing fragments of history. Could technology help us see what time has erased, without losing sight of historical truth?

On Sat 21 Nov, Tanzania's OnaStories joins Afrika Eye, Simon Bright, and Rik Lander (UWE Bristol) at Watershed for an interactive workshop. Through archival film, immersive concepts, VR, AR and immersive reality we will explore new ways of bringing Africa's liberation history to life. Come curious. Bring your ideas. Help us imagine a museum where history doesn't sit behind glass, but comes alive around you.

The past shaped our freedom. What if we could step inside it?

Tickets for this workshop are priced at £5.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £3.50 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

Sat 21 Nov

11:00 (ends 12:30)

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Pricing

Tickets for this workshop are priced as follows:

Full Price
£5.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*) / £3.50 concessions (plus 12% booking fee*).

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

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Access

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.

Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket or showing your ticket at the entrance to the cinema.