Watershed
Independent cinema and events space on Bristol?s harbourside.
Watershed is an innovative events space in central Bristol, bringing together film, discussion and digital arts. The cinema's programme includes international film festivals and screenings of productions by talented local filmmakers. The Pervasive Media studio on the first floor is a hub for high tech entrepreneurs and inventors.
What's On At Watershed
— Watershed
spoken word
poetry
workshops & classes
festival
— Watershed
spoken word
poetry
workshops & classes
festival
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Stories of displacement, resilience and hope take centre stage as Bristol City of Sanctuary joins forces with oral history project Child Migrant Stories, sharing the voices of those who escaped war and oppression to build new lives in the UK. With short films, in-person testimonies, and a stirring live performance from local refugee-led ensemble Dovetail Orchestra.
An Evening of Sanctuary: Child Migrant Stories at Watershed.
Free entry! Life goes on in the post-nuclear exclusion zone, but this isn’t science fiction, it’s Fukushima. French filmmaker Keïko Courdy gained unprecedented access to the surreal reality that lingers after the accident, capturing the fragile spirit of this isolated place with music by the late, great, Sakamoto and David Sylvian.
Documentary Screening and Q&A
Global maestros of the photographic medium assemble like never before. Bristol Photo Festival present a series of in-depth conversations offering a tantalising glimpse into the inspiration of Rinko Kawauchi, Akosua Viktoria Adu-Sanyah’s take on the Georgian House’s colonial history and a look into Herbert Shergold’s forgotten glass plate negative studio.
A day of talks and conversations by the artists selected for Bristol Photo Festival 2024
Sell out warning! Mind-bending dystopian donkey revolution turned co-operative anarchistic multi-player video game performance/experience. Turning an asses-eye view to post-industrial society in 7 hours of delirious and enlightening entertainment essential for all gamers, technophobes, politicos and homosapiens.
Asses.masses is a custom-made video game about labour, technophobia and sharing the load of revolution
Free entry! Is this the dawn of bionic bardism!? Essential Lyra Fest investigation into the interplay between creative writing and technology, and the possibilities and pitfalls of their co-existence. Featuring Q&A with industry experts, plus interactive poetry performances pairing artists with - and against - the AI for composition mastery.
A panel discussion featuring poets and technology experts from Lyra’s new poetry/AI project, Page Against the Machine.