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Off-Circuit
1 January 2023 – 27 October 2073
A continuing series spotlighting new films that expand the possibilities of the medium and provide a vision for its future.
Celluloid Sunday
3 January 2023 – 26 September 2073
An ongoing series presenting rare films from the ICA Archive, screening on original 35mm and 16mm prints.
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Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
3 – 9 May 2024
Elene Naveriani's shrewd and refreshing portrait of a woman who doesn’t want, or need, to conform.
Leila and the Wolves
(40th Anniversary)
3 – 9 May 2024
Drawing on the Arab heritage of oral tradition, Heiny Srour’s film is a masterpiece of filmmaking, mixing together archival footage, fairy-tale storytelling, aesthetically bold imagery, and dramatisations of situations faced by women in Lebanon and Palestine.
Nezouh
3 – 9 May 2024
Delicately weaving lightness and magical realism among heart-breaking desolation, Soudade Kaadan’s Venice Film Festival award-winner offers a powerful and moving perspective on the Syrian conflict.
Love Lies Bleeding
3 – 9 May 2024
From Director Rose Glass comes an electric new love story; reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.
Lost and Found, You Still Remain There
A Phil Solomon Retrospective
4 – 5 May 2024
Internationally acclaimed American filmmaker Phil Solomon (1954-2019) created a body of cinematic virtuosity and poetic resonance that profoundly expanded the found footage genre.
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Weekly cinema releases
The Teachers' Lounge
12 April – 5 May 2024
The Oscar-nominated feature from German writer-director İlker Çatak’s is a brilliantly observed drama, which expertly explores the fault lines of contemporary society.
Off-Circuit
UK PREMIERE Grace
18 April – 9 May 2024
A father and daughter traverse the vast, winding backroads of rural Russia in Ilya Povolotsky's stunning debut fiction feature which premiered at Cannes Director's Fortnight in 2023.
If Only I Could Hibernate
19 April – 9 May 2024
The first Mongolian film to ever play in official selection at Cannes, writer/director Zoljargal Purevdash’s beautifully photographed debut feature is a hope-filled coming-of-age drama about resilience and determination against the odds.
Kidnapped
26 April – 7 May 2024
Never one to shy away from controversial subject matter, the veteran Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio (
Fists in the Pocket
,
The Conviction
) here brings to life an unbelievable true story lifted from the pages of a shocking and horrifying history.
Omen
26 April – 7 May 2024
This magic realist film is a tale of family, relationships, suspicion and belonging. It navigates the thin layer between reality and sorcery to weave a distinct, deeply impressionistic aesthetic.
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Relaxed Screenings
El Cicle Gaudí
2 March – 2 August 2024
This film exhibition circuit, coordinated by the Catalan Film Academy, continues its international expansion thanks to the Institut Ramon Llull. From March to August, each month you can enjoy a film that exemplifies the vitality and diversity of Catalan cinema.
Derek Jarman's Super 8 Films + Q&A
8 – 12 May 2024
Another Man and the ICA partner to screen a selection of Super 8 short films from the Derek Jarman archive - presented by LUMA films and James Mackay.
PREVIEW Our Mothers + Q&A
Wed, 8 May
A heartfelt story tackling the Guatemalan genocide that killed thousands of indigenous people in the early 1980s.
Off-Circuit
Mambar Pierrette
10 – 16 May 2024
The latest film from acclaimed Cameroonian filmmaker Rosine Mbakam is a moving portrait of a seamtress and single mother in Douala.
Drylongso (4K Restoration)
Sat, 11 May
Pica Sullivan is a young art student who lives with her mother and grandmother in Oakland. As an outlet for her dysfunctional home life, she photographs young African American men with the belief they are an "endangered species" who may one day become extinct.
Blue ID + Q&A
Thu, 16 May
On October 4, 2012, Rüzgar Erkoçlar received his first testosterone injection, an important step in his gender confirmation, but only the beginning of a long and arduous journey. Followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Vuslat Karan and Burcu Melekoğlu
Contemporary Portuguese Cinema
17 May – 26 September 2024
For the sixth straight year the ICA Cinema partners with independent film production unit Terratreme to present a selection of contemporary Portuguese cinema.
Contemporary Portuguese Cinema
UK PREMIERE Ospina Cali Colombia
17 – 24 May 2024
A journey into the life and work of legendary Colombian filmmaker Luis Ospina.
Tiger Stripes
17 – 19 May 2024
Winner of the Critics' Week Grand Prize at Cannes in 2023, Amanda Nell Eu's debut feature is a potent coming-of-age tale centred on 12-year old Zaffan.
Fly Me to the Moon
Sat, 18 May
The debut feature of writer-director Sacha Chuk chronicles the poignant journey of two sisters over a span of 20 years, from 1997 to 2017, beginning with their relocation from China to Hong Kong.
El Cicle Gaudí
The Enchanted
Sat, 18 May
Recently separated, Irene is faced for the first time with the absence of her 4-year-old daughter, who is spending a few days with her father.
Celluloid Sunday
Someone to Love on 35mm
Sun, 19 May
Orson Welles gives his final onscreen performance in independent filmmaker Henry Jaglom's tale of a puzzled film directors attempts to discover why life hasn't turned out like anyone expected. Screening on a rare 35mm print from the ICA archive.
Off-Circuit
UK PREMIERE
Regardless of Us + Q&A
23 – 29 May 2024
The nature of memory, performance and the very structures of reality are all drawn into question in Yoo Heong-jun’s strikingly original debut feature.
Off-Circuit
UK PREMIERE
Tú me abrasas + Q&A with Matías Piñeiro
6 – 13 June 2024
Detours, fragments and foot notes abound in Matías Piñeiro's beguiling new film, as the poetry of Sappho, the life, death and work of Cesare Pavese and the nature of desire restlessly meld and transform.
Arts of Lebanon Festival
Anxious in Beirut
Sun, 9 June
In the ever-present desire to capture, record, and understand Beirut, and by extension himself, director Zakaria Jaber has been trying to tell a coherent story of his city. An award-winning documentary that holds a mirror to Lebanese society, and is screening as part of the inaugural Arts of Lebanon Festival.
Arts of Lebanon Festival
Diaries from Lebanon
Sun, 16 June
Director Myriam El Hajj narrates four tumultuous years of a nation in turmoil, battling to break free from its own chains. As the country is shaken by disruptions, personal quests for meaning and survival unfold.
Together with Lorenza Mazzetti + Q&A
Fri, 12 July
Often overlooked, filmmaker Lorenza Mazzetti was a co-founder of the influential Free Cinema movement and a Cannes prize winner, this British Academy-funded film reevaluates her cultural significance reconnecting her work with the European modernist tradition.
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Relaxed Screening: Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
Sun, 12 May
The ICA, and host Ethan Lyon, are excited to welcome you to the ICA’s first Relaxed Screening.
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