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.
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The Ukrainian writer, translator, and critic Ilya Kaminsky took the literary world by storm in 2019 with his internationally exalted “fairy tale in verse” ‘Deaf Republic’. He joins Lyrafest for an intimate reading and book signing – a rare chance to see this genuine poetry master at work.
Ilya Kaminsky at Watershed.
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.
Join us for an evening of powerful oral histories, short films, and live music that share the stories of child migrants who made the UK their home. Hear from those who fled war, oppression, and hardship, and learn about their journeys and the impact of migration on their lives.
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