Cinema Rediscovered

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Great films back on the big screen 📽️ Cinema Rediscovered 10 is on tour from August to December 2026 across the UK and Ireland. https://linktr.ee/cineredis

Read the brilliant piece in The Guardian about Charles Burnett’s My Brother Wedding, newly restored and showing in select UK cinemas with Cinema Rediscovered on Tour - link below. Catch the film at Home Manchester tonight (Tue 20 Oct 18:15) and Riverside Studios London from Fri 30 Oct - Sun 1 Nov.

The Guardian headline profiles filmmaker Charles Burnett and his chronicling of Black working-class life. Still from My Brother's Wedding.
Clipping from The Guardian article.

A genre-bending classic of Estonian Cinema underlaid with a psychedelic synth score, Dead Mountaineer's Hotel ('Hukkunud Alpinisti' hotell) is coming to venues across the UK as part of Cinema Rediscovered 10 on Tour! Full details of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour via the link in bio.

Black-and-white surreal poster shows a figure with a plug for a head. Purple text announces Dead Mountaineers Hotel tour dates in London, Manchester, Inverness and Ipswich.

Beginning on Friday, 9th October, the 40th anniversary 4K restoration Final Cut of Michael Mann’s atmospheric thriller Manhunter kicks off Scares at the Shed, showing great horror films back on the big screen at Watershed throughout the month. Link in bio to the full season m

🎬The 10th edition of Cinema Rediscovered dedicated to the revival of great films on the big screen was our busiest to date! Over 6000 tickets across 73 events and screenings, including 18 UK premieres and one World Premiere, with 83 guest speakers. Read the full festival report via the link in bio.

A lively crowd chats at a cinema festival reception, with a smiling woman in the foreground; bold text reads “10 Cinema Rediscovered Festival Report.”
Event worker in a burgundy shirt with an Elaine May quote and elephant graphic stands beside colorful ticket-shaped stats: 73 events, 18 UK premieres, 6K+ tickets, 28% first-timers.
A decorated cinnamon cake sits among event food displays, beside green speech bubbles listing 83 guest speakers, 15 co-curators, 134 delegates and 30+ tour venues.
An audience faces a cinema screen displaying sponsor logos; an orange banner reads, “A huge thanks for your support and to our sponsors and partners. Full report in bio.”

Join the Slapstick Festival team! We are looking for an organised, experienced Senior Operations Manager based at our Bristol office three days a week to play a key role in delivering our annual Festival and year-round events - full job description and how to apply via the link in bio.

The Slapstick Festival 2026 team and volunteers ‘Work with Slapstick Festival’

#TBT to a wonderful launch of our Taste of Silents season last week... Queen Kelly (1929) was a MAGIC way to begin! Huge thanks to @pamhutch.bsky.social for a fab intro, Neil Brand for magnifient music, our Young Programmers,@cineredis.bsky.social on Tour, and Milestone Film & Video / Kino Lorber.

Historic movie theatre interior showing a vintage title card reading "Gloria Swanson in QUEEN KELLY," with a star-studded domed ceiling above and a dark auditorium of seated silhouettes below.Audience seated in a vintage cinema watching a presentation titled "Cinema Rediscovered" on a large screen, a speaker at a podium stage right, ornate proscenium with sunburst motif, and a star-speckled domed ceiling with circular ring lights overhead.Pamela Hutchinson speaking at a podium in an ornate theatre auditorium beside a large projection screen showing a vintage film poster, framed by red curtains and an art-deco sunburst mural above.Audience seated in a vintage theatre watching a large screen titled "Taste of Silents 2026" displaying four vintage film posters, beneath a domed ceiling with star-shaped lights and a decorative sunburst above the stage.

This was great fun. Thanks so much to @hippfest.bsky.social, the Young Programmers, @neilkbrand.bsky.social and @cineredis.bsky.social for a night to remember.

HippFest@hippfest.bsky.social · 3w ago

#TBT to a wonderful launch of our Taste of Silents season last week... Queen Kelly (1929) was a MAGIC way to begin! Huge thanks to @pamhutch.bsky.social for a fab intro, Neil Brand for magnifient music, our Young Programmers,@cineredis.bsky.social on Tour, and Milestone Film & Video / Kino Lorber.

Historic movie theatre interior showing a vintage title card reading "Gloria Swanson in QUEEN KELLY," with a star-studded domed ceiling above and a dark auditorium of seated silhouettes below.

You're invited to MY BROTHER'S WEDDING, Charles Burnett's deeply humanist South LA follow-up to Killer of Sheep - newly restored in 4K. Link in bio for a screening near you, including BFI Southbank (London Premiere) on Tue 6 Oct

Still from My Brother's Wedding of man with an afro and moustache wearing an orange top. Titled You're Invited to My Brother's Wedding Dir. Charles Burnett New 4K Restoration, plus dates and locations of screenings.

The latest piece from Cinema Rediscovered’s Roaming Reporters 2026 is a showcase of Film on Film, and the special events at Watershed and our 10th Birthday Festival by Petra Rihan - read now via our Letterboxd HQ (link in bio).

The Importance of Physicality in a Digital Age at Watershed and Cinema Rediscovered with photography and writing by Petra Rihan. Images featured are the Cinema Rediscovered poster, Polaroid photos, Ghost World Cutout, a hand holding glue sticks, and film reel

'So much fun' in individual cut out letters, and photos from Josie and the Pussycats event

Curated by Catherine Wheatley, the latest BFI season - Claude Chabrol: Elements of Crime - brings together some of Chabrol’s most compelling rogues and disturbing works back onto the big screen across the UK in September and October.

Poster for Claude Chabrol: Elements of Crime

Cinema Rediscovered on Tour comes to Gloucester Guildhall in September! Experience new restorations from our 10th Birthday edition on the big screen in Gloucester’s historic Guildhall, each Saturday at 2pm throughout September. Tickets via the link in bio.

Stills from My Brother's Wedding, Obsession, Accident, Billy Liar, with logos for Gloucester Guildhall and Cinema Rediscovered 10 on Tour - titled Saturdays in September

Announcing the Roaming Reporters cohort from our 10th anniversary edition! Four early-stage creatives had the opportunity to explore Cinema Rediscovered 2026 and capture their experience. Keep an eye out for their work over the coming weeks on our Instagram and Letterboxd HQ.

Four headshots and names of the Roaming Reporters 2026 cohort, with Cinema Rediscovered 10 and Watershed logos

Alexandre Rockwell's new 4K restoration of In The Soup (1992) was a hit closing out Cinema Rediscovered 10th Birthday Festival! Catch it at The Prince Charles Cinema on Thu 20th Aug at 15:30, plus double bill it with #SteveBuscemi directorial debut Trees Lounge (1996) on Thu 27th Aug 15:00.

A Letterboxd Review from Beth Morris and an In The Soup still with Steve Buscemi and Sam Rockwell.


A Letterboxd Review from Luke Heptinstall and a still of Jennifer Beals in In The Soup.

A Letterboxd Review from Devon Diamond and a still of Seymour Cassell in In the Soup

A Letterboxd Review from Megadyptes and an In The Soup with Un Film Di Adolpho Rollo

On 13th August 2010, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was released ⚡ For our 10th anniversary festival, we showcased the feature at Bristol Megascreen + recorded intro from Edgar Wright! Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is available for bookings as part of Cinema Rediscovered on Tour - link in bio for more



Edgar Wright on Bristol Megascreen with audience 
Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim on Bristol Megascreen with audience

Last chance to fill out our 10th Anniversary Edition Survey 📝 If you attended #CineRedis26, we want to hear from you; please take a moment to share your thoughts via the link below by Friday 14 August. Your feedback is invaluable to keep the festival going and providing the best experience.

Text - Last Chance Share Your Feedback. Logos for Cinema Rediscovered 10, BFI and National Lottery. Photo of a person participating in the Cinema Rediscovered Quiz.

📽️ That was 10 years of Cinema Rediscovered bringing great films back on the big screen in Bristol and beyond. Arthur Cauty captures what Cinema Rediscovered is about – bringing people together to celebrate the revival of great films in a collective setting. Link to the video below.

Cinema Rediscovered 10 logo from Arthur Cauty's highlight video

Some of our favourite comment cards from the festival ✍️ If you attended any of the events or screenings at Cinema Rediscovered’s 10th Edition, share your highlights and ways we can improve through our short survey via the link below.

Comment Card with ‘Josie and the Pussycats changed my gay little life. Sensational. No Notes.’ Five stars drawn. The background is of Watershed’s sign.Comment Card with ‘Matinee might be one of my faves of all time now. Thank you to the Watershed Mant!’ Watershed wall in the background.Comment Card with a drawing of Morph, background of popcornComment Card with ‘My Brother’s Wedding. Very powerful film managing family dynamics and addressing class issues. Very sad in parts'