A vivid and heart-wrenching documentary from director Sara Dosa about adventure, love and enough close-ups on erupting volcanoes to leave you slack-jawed, terrified, and awe-inspired.

Tomboy, Anna (Hailee Steinfeld) explores a long-abandoned villa and meets a mysterious blonde girl only she can see.

Oscar® winner Jordan Peele disrupted and redefined modern horror with Get Out and then Us. Now, he reimagines the summer event movie with a new pop nightmare: the expansive UFO horror epic, Nope.

A vital retelling of one of the most important books ever to be published, Where Is Anne Frank shows that Anne Frank's history is not just a story to be relegated to the past, but rings true about what our society is going through in the present.

This hugely enjoyable documentary follows an unlikely team of Zimbabwean refugees turned sommeliers who shake up the international wine establishment when they compete in the World Blind Tasting Championships in France.

Dreaming of a homeland she is denied, a Palestinian refugee stranded in Lebanon sets a film director the challenge to find an ancient mulberry tree that stands as witness to her family’s existence.

Kinuyo Tanaka’s first film in both colour and CinemaScope is an epic about a woman caught in the torrents of history.

Short films, big stories, bold ideas. This programme celebrates some of the award-winning works from Encounters Film Festival 2021.

Part of The Future is Collective, Imagining Possibilities is a programme of talks and workshops about sustainable creative practices and climate storytelling aimed at creatives working in screen based media including video games, film and immersive experiences.

Part of The Future is Collective, Imagining Possibilities is a programme of talks and workshops about sustainable creative practices and climate storytelling aimed at creatives working in screen based media including video games, film and immersive experiences.

A tiny nymph found inside a bamboo stalk grows into a beautiful and desirable young woman, who orders her suitors to prove their love by completing a series of near-impossible tasks.

A free-spirited but directionless young woman embarks on an affair with a charismatic older woman in this sparkling romantic comedy.

This outstanding slow burn, Welsh-language folk horror sees a wealthy family host a sumptuous dinner, only for a mysterious young server to chillingly unravel their lives with terrifying consequences they could never see coming...

A tiny nymph found inside a bamboo stalk grows into a beautiful and desirable young woman, who orders her suitors to prove their love by completing a series of near-impossible tasks.

A free-spirited but directionless young woman embarks on an affair with a charismatic older woman in this sparkling romantic comedy.

This outstanding slow burn, Welsh-language folk horror sees a wealthy family host a sumptuous dinner, only for a mysterious young server to chillingly unravel their lives with terrifying consequences they could never see coming...

Come and meet a cute elephant robot toy at this free family drop-in activity hosted by Pervasive Media Studio residents AniBotics.

For her fourth film, director Kinuyo Tanaka reunites with screenwriter Sumie Tanaka to explore the reformation of prostitutes.

A man washes ashore on a remote island, a mysterious red turtle prevents his escape, and out of nature's enchanted cycle, a unique bond blossoms.

The untold story of how a band of renegade female surfers in the 1980s took on the male-dominated professional surfing world in a fight for recognition and equality, changing surf culture forever.

Writer/director/actor Nana Mensah demonstrates her remarkable talent in this self-assured and charming comedy about a Ghanaian-American woman's life that is thrown into disarray when she inherits her mother's Christian bookshop.

Antonio Banderas's film star and Oscar Martínez’s stage actor vie for the attention of Penélope Cruz’s wayward director in this filmmaking satire from Mariano Cohn.

A man washes ashore on a remote island, a mysterious red turtle prevents his escape, and out of nature's enchanted cycle, a unique bond blossoms.

The untold story of how a band of renegade female surfers in the 1980s took on the male-dominated professional surfing world in a fight for recognition and equality, changing surf culture forever.

Writer/director/actor Nana Mensah demonstrates her remarkable talent in this self-assured and charming comedy about a Ghanaian-American woman's life that is thrown into disarray when she inherits her mother's Christian bookshop.

Antonio Banderas's film star and Oscar Martínez’s stage actor vie for the attention of Penélope Cruz’s wayward director in this filmmaking satire from Mariano Cohn.

Join Harriet Taylor every last Sunday of the month for Bristol's Trans and Non-Binary Creatives meet-up, a safe and inclusive environment for attendees to network, find inspiration in creative opportunities and share their personal experiences.

Kinuyo Tanaka’s final work as a director evokes the golden age of Japanese cinema with a large-scale costume drama.

Opening Inspire’s takeover weekend on Fri 2 Sept, Pierre Godson-Amamoo, executive brand director of one of the UK’s largest youth platforms Your Cinema Productions, will deliver this year’s keynote speech.

A chance to experience the latest work from upcoming director Mevis Birungi and get an insight into her second short film project working with BFI and Blak Wave.

When a youth group stumbles across a possessed corn doll on an excursion to the 'great outdoors', things take a sinister turn...

In this workshop, founder of VIVIDA, Simeon Quarrie will give an insight into how he works, the steps he's taken to get to where he is and the mistakes he’s made along the way.

A workshop with one of the UK’s most empowering creative teams Anthony and Teanne Andrews from award-winning film exhibition company We Are Parable.

A Somali love story telling the heartfelt tale of a gravedigger who risks everything to save his wife and family, presented by dhaqan collective.

Leon Oldstrong’s first VR film shines a light on violent knife crime from the myriad of perspectives of all those involved.

Cables & Cameras presents their New Voices Filmmaker Showcase, a selection of powerfully inspirational new short films made by UK-based POC & Black filmmakers.

Make Shift is a space for 18-30 year old creatives to come together in the Pervasive Media Studio at Watershed on the first Tuesday evening of each month. This is an opportunity to meet other creatives in the city, use one of our hot desk spaces, seek advice on your creative project or next steps in your career in a welcoming environment.

David Cronenberg offers a retro-future slice of body horror and twisted descent into madness in the striking Crimes of the Future - set in a world where the human species have adapted their biological makeup to a new synthetic environment.

Juliette Binoche plays a woman torn between two lovers, completing an intriguing love triangle made up of a cast of French cinema heavyweights.