The original soul warrior
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“I Need A Dollar” singer Aloe Blacc goes to Ghana with Malaria No More
This heartwarming short film follows American soul singer Aloe Blacc on his first trip to Ghana in Spring 2012 as an ambassador for UK charity Malaria No More UK. Malaria No More has a goal to ensure every home in … Continue reading
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Our crime: BBC 3 goes behind the scenes of teen crime
Many of the crimes committed by teenagers in the United Kingdom are captured in self-shot footage from bystanders, victims, and often the offenders themselves, whilst others are caught on the four million CCTV cameras nationwide. New BBC3 series ‘Our Crime’ … Continue reading
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Hearing films and seeing music
Do you think of films as a visual medium or is it all about the sonic subtleties of the story – the passion of the film score, the intricate layering of sound effects? This February and March, Watershed are exploring … Continue reading
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Is this the first man to predict social media?
You may not think you know him, but his name was Marshall McLuhan, and he was born one hundred years ago. His theories on media inspired Andy Warhol to say that “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes,” … Continue reading
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Watershed Artist Residencies: dancing beer and magical fruit
While writing Lady Windermere’s Fan in 1892, Oscar Wilde defined a cynic as “a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” Had Wild survived till 2011, he may well have concluded that ours is an … Continue reading
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A night of light with Roger Deakins and the British Society of Cinematographers
John de Borman, President of the British Society of Cinematographers, in action. Each night since last week’s screening of The Shawshank Redemption followed by Q&A with its cinematographer Roger Deakins put on by the British Society of Cinematographers, we have … Continue reading
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