Bristol's History on Film

Clifton Summer Screenings plays hosts to two events exploring Bristol’s rich history through archive footage.

BRISTOL & FLIGHT ON FILM details Bristol’s illustrious aviation history on Thursday afternoon. With footage spanning decades of aerospace innovation, this is the perfect event for plane lovers!

On Sunday 7th July, join us for BLITZ ON BRISTOL, a 1980 documentary kindly provided and licensed by Bristol Archives. Featuring archive footage and eyewitness interviews, this is a sobering account of one of the darker chapter’s of the city’s history, and how the people of Bristol lived through such troubled times.