About us
We go and see the best and most interesting films around.
We usually meet for a while before the film to eat or drink, chat about what's been happening, and to discuss the films we've already seen.
Upcoming events
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Movie Meetup — Tenzing — Meet from 7:15, film at 8:10
Meet in the café / bar, Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX, GBWe're going to see Jennifer Peedom's new film Tenzing.
- ... the story of Tenzing Norgay, a gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, became the first to summit Mount Everest.
We'll meet in the Watershed cafe/bar from 7:15 pm, to say hello and chat. Afterwards, we will stop for a few minutes to talk about the film.
Purchase your own ticket from the box office or online.
ABOUT THE FILM
" ... Edmund Hillary, a New Zealander, and Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa were the Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin of mountaineering. But for decades, because of his ethnicity, Tenzing’s role in the mission was understated by history; he was treated as Hillary’s noble assistant.
Tenzing celebrates his rightful place as a mountaineering visionary."
— Owen Gleiberman, Variety"Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary became the first humans to reach the summit of Mount Everest. But for all the films that have since been made about the mountain, it has rarely been allowed to belong to the people who live in its shadow. Jennifer Peedom’s Tenzing attempts to redress that imbalance, shifting the fabled ascent away from Hillary and towards his Sherpa companion. It’s a welcome change of perspective, even if the film itself occasionally struggles to break free from the conventions of the mountaineering biopic."
— Anna Stafford, Little White Lies3 attendees
Movie Meetup — NAZA — Meet from 5:30, film at 6:10
Meet in the café / bar, Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX, GBWe're going to see NAZA, from Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the award winning directors of No Other Land.
- "We made this film out of a sense of obligation to use our position as Israelis to examine the systems behind the mass killing of Palestinian civilians for which our country is responsible.
The film lets us explore something deeper than we could in our investigative journalism alone: not only the words being said but also those that are not said, the silence. It is up to all of us to break that silence."
— Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor
We'll meet in the Watershed cafe/bar from 5:30 pm, to say hello and chat.
This screening will be introduced by Bristol Doc Club. There will be a Doc Club discussion afterwards – everyone welcome.
Purchase your own ticket from the box office or online.
ABOUT THE FILM
"In secret conversations on the rooftops of Tel Aviv at night, the systems behind Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza are revealed by the people who designed and operated them."
— Watershed Summary"Brutally hard viewing."
— Danny Leigh, The Financial Times"I've watched NAZA twice now, both times in a state of quiet horror and fury -- and with enormous admiration for Abraham and Szor's courage in holding their government to account. My admiration extends to the unerring precision of their filmmaking."
— Justin Chang, NPR"It's also a reminder of the singular power of eyewitness testimony and how the act of speaking about our lives is one way we collectively try to make sense of the past, present and future. We speak, and hope that others listen."
— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times"As a work of cinema, it is exemplary. As a work of journalism, it is inarguable. As a document, it is an indictment."
— John Bleasdale, Time Out"NAZA is meant to be intolerable, but it’s also meant to state a truth many still do not wish to acknowledge, especially in our divided and fact-impaired times."
— Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter4 attendees- "We made this film out of a sense of obligation to use our position as Israelis to examine the systems behind the mass killing of Palestinian civilians for which our country is responsible.
Movie Meetup — Possible Love — Meet from 7:15 pm, film at 8:10
Meet in the café / bar, Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX, GB"... his insights into emotional lives and social conditions are unparalleled"
★★★★★ David Rooney, Hollywood ReporterWe're going to see Lee Chang-dong’s acclaimed new film, Possible Love.
We'll meet in the Watershed cafe/bar from 7:15 pm, to say hello and chat. Afterwards, we will stop for a few minutes to talk about the film.
Buy your own ticket from the box office or online.
ABOUT THE FILM
"Lee Chang-dong’s masterfully directed follow-up to Burning finds four strangers’ lives entwined by hidden desires and repressed emotions.
"A chance meeting introduces filmmaker Ye-ji to Mi-ok’s family, whose lives have been affected by her husband’s unemployment. They’re perfect subjects for her documentary on workers who have been made redundant, leading them to spend more time in Ye-ji and her husband’s world."
— Watershed summary"Possible Love ... unfolds with surprise and inevitability held in such perfect balance that each moment feels like it’s telling you something you’ve always known, but have just never thought of before."
★★★★★ Jessica Kiang, Variety... in its exploration of the subtler issues of class, the thorny realms of desire and freedom that most films ignore, it’s one for the ages"
★★★★★ Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine"Possible Love is as dense as our best literature, filled with rich character beats that feel of a piece with what came before and where these characters are going next. It leaves these people not with a period but an ellipsis. Some have probably been changed by this brief chapter in their lives, while others might barely remember it. You won’t forget it."
★★★★★ Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert. com2 attendees
Past events
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