“The UK’s leading festival dedicated to classic cinema.” – Sight & Sound
Watershed's annual festival returns for its 7th edition to venues in and around Bristol from 26-30 July…
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Early Bird Passes now on sale for 8th edition of Cinema Rediscovered!
With over 50 events and screenings, including 15 brand-new 4K film restorations showing alongside contemporary classics, film-on-film rarities and curiosities from around the globe, Cinema Rediscovered 2024 is shaping up to be our most thrilling yet.
The Sapphic Gaze wlw by Amy Jensen
From Cinema Rediscovered 2023 Film Critics’ Workshop, The Sapphic Gaze wlw by Amy Jensen is a video essay commission in response to the 7th edition of the festival.
The Lonely Underground by Cameron Mumford
From Cinema Rediscovered 2023 Film Critics’ Workshop, The Lonely Underground by Cameron Mumford is a video essay commission in response to the 7th edition of the festival.
Challenging the Canon by Niall Glynn
From Cinema Rediscovered 2023 Film Critics’ Workshop, Challenging the Canon by Niall Glynn is a video essay commission in response to the 7th edition of the festival.
It takes time to build castles by Steph Francis-Shanahan
From Cinema Rediscovered 2023 Film Critics’ Workshop, It takes time to build castles by Steph Francis-Shanahan is a video essay commission in response to the 7th edition of the festival.
half reflection: Windows and Mirrors on Film by Jacob Rose
From Cinema Rediscovered 2023 Film Critics’ Workshop, half reflection: Windows and Mirrors on Film by Jacob Rose is a video essay commission in response to the 7th edition of the festival.
Listening to Variety by Theo Rollason
From Cinema Rediscovered 2023 Film Critics’ Workshop, Listening to Variety by Theo Rollason is a video essay commission in response to the 7th edition of the festival.
“there are other ways of seeing (on GOD... i brought you in and i'll take you back out bbz)” by cecile emeke
From Cinema Rediscovered 2023 Film Critics’ Workshop, “there are other ways of seeing (on GOD... i brought you in and i'll take you back out bbz)” by cecile emeke is a video essay commission in response to the 7th edition of the festival.
Bushman (Reassembled) by Kwame Phillips
From Cinema Rediscovered 2023 Film Critics’ Workshop, Bushman (Reassembled) by Kwame Phillips is a video essay commission in response to the 7th edition of the festival.
Lists
Cinema Rediscovered 2024 Early Bird Reveal 10 films
With the early bird passes now on sale, here's a sneak peak at some of the films you can see…
Cinema Rediscovered 2021 Programme 15 films
See the full archived programme here.
1-5 screened as part of 1971: The Year Hollywood Went Independent, a strand reassessing…
Watching the Watcher 4 films
Steeped in noir and suffused with paranoia, this season has been programmed to coincide with the rerelease of Bette Gordon’s…
Down & Dirty: American D.I.Y. Restored 4 films
The punk and ‘no wave’ movements of the late 70s cut a noisy if brief swathe through the pretensions of…
1971: The Year Hollywood Went Independent 5 films
Following the surprise commercial success of Easy Rider in 1969 Hollywood found its approach to filmmaking increasingly out of step…
Pre-code Hollywood: Rules are Made to be Broken 5 films
Listen up, all you dirty rats and hot dames. Let us transport you back to Hollywood’s savage years, when the…
Recent reviews
In partnership with Noods Radio, this sold-out May Day special screening of The Blood on Satan's Claw at Watershed is accompanied with Maya Deren's short Witch's Cradle, rescored live by Tara Clerkin Trio!
This acts as a precursor for Watershed's May Sunday season Curses, Cults & Covens: The Birth of British Horror, running weekly from the 5th to 26th of May.
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A fantastic pop movie that’s funny and carnal and seriously political? It’s probably pretty well known as far as these things go just by virtue of the Criterion imprint and Carroll’s Oscar nod (along with the general black cinema boom of that period), but it’s a total joy with a lot of candor and I’d happily watch it again if it were the type of movie to play on TV a lot.
This was such a fun time!! Watched this in a small intimate theater with probably 10–15 other ppl and it was so nice to hear everyone react to funny or shocking lines. The black family is so important, I always root for love.
An astounding way for a film to end
Just stunning and incredible
Thinking lots about parallels with other films (3dp / bfap)
UK release, please!
