Watershed

About

Watershed is a cross-artform venue set on Bristol’s harbourside, offering a lively programme of independent film and events, plus occasional live music and Festivals. Watershed produces work that cuts across film, music, theatre, design, and visual art, encouraging culture and diversity to flourish in Bristol. Watershed’s friendly, buzzy cafe/bar is warm and inviting, with local organic food, plus free wi-fi for customers.

Watershed is more than just an arts cinema. It is at once a cultural centre, a social networker, a café/bar, and a cultural tourist attraction.

The box office opens at 9am on Monday to Friday, and at 10am on the weekends. Note that the box office closes 15 minutes after the start of the final film and there is no fee for advance or credit card bookings.

Groups are very welcome at Watershed. Enjoy the spacious Café/Bar which can reserved for parties of 10 up to 60.

Now showing:

Lucky (15)
Dir: John Carroll Lynch , USA, 2017, 1hr 28mins
Fri 14 Sept for at least one week
One of America’s greatest character actors, the late, great Harry Dean Stanton, gets the perfect send off in this funny and touching portrait of an ageing maverick staring down mortality and refusing to go gently into the night.

Wajib (15) S
Dir: Annemarie Jacir, Palestine, 2017, 1hr 37mins
Fri 14 Sept for at least one week
A traditional family wedding in Palestine puts strain on the relationship between an old school father and his cosmopolitan expat son in this wry family drama.

The Rider (15)
Dir: Chloé Zhao, USA, 2017, 1hr 44mins
Fri 14 Sept for at least one week
After suffering a near fatal heard injury, young South Dakota Sioux cowboy Brady is told never to ride again - but the sport is his lifeline as well as his passion - and he struggles to find his place within a world where the phrase ride or die takes on real, high stakes meaning.

Cold War (15) S
Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski, Poland | France | UK, 2018, 1hr 24mins
Until at least Thu 20 Sept
Pawel Pawlikowski wowed Cannes (and picked up a Best Director prize) with this gorgeously crafted love story of a pair of mismatched musicians shuttling back and forth across the Iron Curtain.

BlacKkKlansman (15)
Dir: Spike Lee, USA, 2018, 2hrs 8mins
Until at least Thu 20 Sept
Spike Lee makes a triumphant return to form with this furious and often funny true-life tale of a black cop who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan.

American Animals (15)
Dir: Bart Layton, UK|USA, 2018, 1hr 57mins
Until at least Thu 20 Sept
The heist film is turned inside out in this wildly entertaining true-life tale focuses on four dimwitted college friends who, inspired by their favourite movies, hatch a scheme to steal a multi-million dollar book collection.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post (15)
Dir: Desiree Akhavan, USA, 2018, 1hr 31mins
Until at least Thu 20 Sept
Desiree Akhavan follows up Appropriate Behaviour with this tremendous drama about a teen sent off to a 'gay reform camp' that scooped the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

A Haunted Existence by Tom Marshman (15)
Until at least Sun 23 Sept
Join Pervasive Media Studio resident Tom Marshman in a special performance at The Island blending creative technology, music and projection as he retraces the forgotten true story of a young local man who was arrested for gross indecency. Please note this event takes place at The Island.

Working Class Heroes: British Working Class on Film: Poor Cow (15)
Dir: Ken Loach, UK, 1967, 1hr 42mins
Sun 16 Sept, 12:00
Throughout September and October join us as we celebrate some of British cinema’s most compelling working class talent.
A landmark in British social realist filmmaking, Ken Loach's debut feature film was a kitchen-sink drama starring Carol White (Cathy Come Home) as a working-class single mother living in the London slums.