Playtime (an outdoor screening) by Jacques Tati
Date: 29 May 2026
Venue: Woodburn Urban Park, Derry/Londonderry, Derry/Londonderry, BT47 5PQ
Playtime begins as a satire of our built environment and transforms into a celebration of how people navigate public spaces.
Playtime begins as a satire of our built environment and transforms into a celebration of how people navigate public spaces. The film is almost wordless, yet every detail has a voice, with sound effects as prominent as the soundtrack. Viewers become active participants, choosing which stories to follow.
It encourages the audience to observe the world around them—the environment we continuously shape—revealing both the humour and the unexpected possibilities in our interactions, even within a landscape shaped by uniform spaces.
Join us for this special screening of Playtime by Jacques Tati. Participants are invited to grab a bucket of popcorn and enjoy. The screening is something which can be joined at any point so feel free to just drop in on the day.
The Outdoor Cinema Programme is a collaboration between East Side Cinema and Excite, that is being run as part of Waterside Together.
Waterside Together is a shared green spaces events and festival project which aims to reanimate spaces that are perceived as belonging to the 'other community', transforming them into areas that are open, welcoming, and safe for all members of the Waterside community. Programmes will be delivered in parks, greenways and community spaces, targeting a range of participants including families, children and young people, older people, and members of the BAME community. Part of the programme will be a shared spaces festival that promotes the collective usage of the green infrastructure in the Waterside and which encourages the movement of people to areas that they would not usually use for recreational purposes.
Waterside Together is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) and funded under the theme of Community Regeneration and Transformation, and it is also funded through Derry City and Strabane District Council's PEACEPLUS Local Co-Designed Action Plan.
Waterside Together is delivered by Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership.