Sci Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder
Please note : this season finished in Jan 2015
Earthlings of Bristol and beyond - the BFI's huge celebration of science fiction, the world's most popular film genre, has landed. Beam yourself up for two months of films, music, events and workshops dedicated to sci fi wonders - from re-released classics to free family workshops, funktastic parties to seventies psychedelica, twinkling planetariums to UV ping pong - there's plenty of out of this world experiences to explore.
Space isn't the final frontier, far from it - it's just the beginning. So don't be an alien - take a look at what's in store, and transport yourself to worlds that are, truly, unknown.... the good people at Watershed, Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival, The Cube and Curzon Clevedon have put together a truly out of this world programme. Enjoy....
Part of Sci Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder, part of the BFI's huge celebration of science fiction, the world's most popular film genre, in Bristol and Beyond. Check watershed.co.uk/scifi for all the latest out of this world events.
All of these events are supported by Film Hub South West & West Midlands as part of the BFI Sci Fi: Days of Fear and Wonder season.
Previous screenings & events in this season
Interstellar
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The colossal talents of Christopher Nolan go anything but gently into that good night with his latest mind-expanding, time-bending, frontier-crossing sci-fi epic. A singular piece of filmmaking that is both intimate and cosmic in scope, which can surely take its place amongst the greats of the sci-fi pantheon.
Bladerunner
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A rare opportunity to see Blade Runner on the big screen. Perhaps more than any other film, Scott’s iconic sci-fi classic has gripped audiences and inspired passionate and fierce debate. Harrison Ford is exemplary as the world weary detective hunting down intelligent replicants amidst a neon rain-spattered future LA.
Circumstance - When There is Only Us
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Circumstance have established an international reputation by creating cinematic experiences in uncontrolled environments. In this new performance they channel the city into Arnolfini’s theatre for an intimate sci-fi opera that explores the real and fictional possibilities of terraforming.
DJ Set + War of the Worlds
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In a change to the advertised program, AV pioneer DJ Cheeba (Solid Steel) dishes out his own Sci-fi inspired set. This will still be followed by a screening of the 1953 film War of the Worlds.
2001: A Space Odyssey
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Stanley Kubrick's 1968 meditation on mankind's future place in the universe is one of the most influential of all sci-fi films. Don't miss this opportunity to see the master's ode to our place in the universe on the big screen, just as he intended.
Premiere: Plan 9 From Outer Space + DJ Cheeba Live Score
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Bristol's very own AV pioneer DJ Cheeba (Ninja Tune/Solid Steel) performs a live score to Ed Wood Jr's sci-fi opus, which is just as magnificently terrible as you've probably heard. A hymn to anyone who has ever tried to create something intelligent and meaningful, only to fail miserably every single step of the way...
Terminator 2: Judgement Day + Bronnt Industries Kapital DJ Warm Up
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Electro-acoustic heroes Bronnt Industries Kapital take on James Cameron’s 90s blockbuster Terminator 2 - hear their T2-inspired tunes in the Café/Bar from 22:00-23:00, before watching the film at a special late night screening.
La Jetée Under The Stars SOLD OUT
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Get immersed in the outer space atmosphere of At-Bristol's Planetarium for an evening of visionary sci-fi short films and sound experiments.
Lecture: What We Owe La Jetée
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Dr Mark Bould, reader in film and literature at the University of the West of England and science fiction specialist, takes us through the legacy of Chris Marker's short film masterpiece La Jetée on the sci-fi genre and on the work of some of our best loved contemporary filmmakers.
20th Century Flicks Presents Dark City
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The Cube presents The Crow director Alex Proyas' visually dazzling cult favourite, which merges neoi-noir and science fiction to create a unique cinematic mystery starring Rufus Sewell.
Family Arts Festival: Drop-In and Draw
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Join us for FREE drop-in drawing activities in the Café/Bar after the screenings of E.T. on Mon 27 - Fri 31 Oct, where you can sketch out your vision of the future on a giant scroll which will be displayed at Arnolfini on Sat 1 Nov, for The Big Picnic.
At the Eden Project SOLD OUT
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Watershed presents an evening featuring the sound of sci-fi and a screening of eco-themed classic Silent Running, presented by renowned film critic Mark Kermode, amongst Eden Project's magnificent Mediterranean and Tropical Biomes.
Family Arts Festival: Extra-Terrestrial Family Workshop
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As part of this year's Family Arts Festival (Sat 17 Oct - Sat 2 Nov), we're screening Steven Spielberg's all time classic E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. After the Sat 25 Oct 13:00 screening of the film, families can bring their own extraterrestrial creations to life at our out of this world workshop!
E.T + Haunted Tour and Jammin' Disco
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Just before Halloween gets underway join us for a spooky tour of the haunted 100 year old Curzon Cinema! Bring some fancy dress or something scary, watch E.T. and finish the evening dancing in the disco competition.
Family Arts Festival: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
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Steven Spielberg's all time classic sci-fi adventure sees an alien, abandoned by his pot-bellied extraterrestrial buds, navigate life on Earth with the help of ten-year-old Elliott. Join us for free drawing activities in the Café/Bar after the weekday screenings as part of the Family Arts Festival!
Hellfire Video Club Presents The Final Programme
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A truly unclassifiable spy caper cum sci-fi mash up from 1973 at The Cube - a classic example of the kind of psyched-out, post-hippy science fiction that makes for amazing big screen viewing in the year TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN!
The Year of the Sex Olympics
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An evening at The Cube dedicated to Nigel Kneale, a screenwriter who introduced radical science fiction ideas to Britain through the (then) new medium of television. Tonight we experience his twisted take on the future where reality television dominates life - hmm, sound familiar?