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In this Lunchtime Talk, immersive artist and researcher Tosin Olufon shares the messy, joyful and sometimes ridiculous process of turning a folktale into an interactive experience.

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Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s beloved pumpkin patch!

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Writer-director Louis Paxton's debut feature sees a nervy council official attempt to evict two siblings who have never had any human contact from their outside world.

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Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival, Everybody Digs Bill Evans is a biographical drama film about the famous jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans.

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A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured.

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It's 1985. Vincent, almost 13, fumbles through life's big questions: identity, friendship, family, first crushes... and why adults don’t seem to have things figured out either.

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A love story like no other, The Cycle of Love is an inspiring, heart-warming, epic true-life adventure about self-belief, destiny and the courage to risk everything for love, traversing continents in a journey spanning Delhi to Sweden.

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Discover the brilliance of this heartwarming coming-of-age classic in 4K from the creators of My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service, which we recently screened.

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Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore? is a celebration of one of Britain's most unusual bands, captured during their triumphant 2025 tour. Directed by longtime collaborator Garth Jennings and narrated by Pulp frontman, Jarvis Cocker, the film weaves together footage from their ingenious live show with four decades of never-before-seen archival material.

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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a new kind of horror remake from one of the most exciting new voices in cinema, starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson.

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Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is presented as every cinematic classic should be: on a 35mm print.

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Welfare shows the nature and complexity of the welfare system in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of problems that constitute welfare.

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Please join us at the 17:40 Descriptive Subtitled screening of The Cycle of Love on Mon 21 Sept which will feature an introduction by Fern Scott, documentary filmmaker and one of the organisers of Bristol Doc Club, followed by a post-screening discussion in the Café & Bar. Featuring BSL interpretation.

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Encounters Film Festival's 31st edition features 142 films in competition from 39 countries, alongside a rich programme of special screenings, discovering emerging talent and showcasing celebrated auteurs.

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In this Lunchtime Talk, Jonny Cotsen will share his artistic journey as a Deaf artist, performer and creative practitioner.

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Queen at Sea follows Amanda and her stepfather, Martin, at odds over a moral dilemma involving Amanda’s mother, Leslie.

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Luca lives in a big house with her loving parents, and she has millions of followers on social media. She has everything a teenage girl could wish for. Except Luca has never chosen that life...

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A charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood, Sense and Sensibility is an irresistible new take on Jane Austen's classic novel, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, George MacKay, and Fiona Shaw.

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After 25 years, the legendary debut from Academy Award®-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman, The Revenant) returns to the big screen in a stunning restoration.

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Award-winning Director James Dawson’s new documentary is set in the rolling hills of Devon, telling the story of two neighbouring farmers who share the same name but take radically different approaches to land use. 

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