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Saturday, 24 August
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
Rheim Alkadhi: Templates for Liberation
Templates for Liberation is the UK’s first exhibition of artist Rheim Alkadhi. Addressing ongoing consequences of war and colonialism in present-day Iraq and the region at large, this exhibition presents materially rich sculptures, historical documentation, and emancipatory counter-narratives.
Films
Only the River Flows
12:05 PM
Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe (Zhu Yilong) is assigned the case of a series of horrific murders in a rural Chinese town, in this gripping thriller.
Films
Kneecap
12:30 PM
2:45 PM
8:50 PM
Rich Peppiatt’s remarkable feature debut is a fictionalised retelling of the story of the real-life trio of the same name.
Films
Contemporary Portuguese Cinema
UK PREMIERE Clandestina
2:10 PM
In order to think about current practices of political dissidence, Maria Mire dives into the past and into the experience of Margarida Tengarrinha who played an important role in the antifascist resistance.
Films
Rheim Alkadhi: Templates for Liberation
Film Programme
The Lovers' Wind
4:30 PM
Narrated from the perspective of desert winds that blow over Iran, this colonial-style film was shot by French filmmaker and board game designer Albert Lamorisse.
Films
Let Cinema Go To Its Ruin:
The Cinema of Marguerite Duras
Les Mains négatives + L'Homme atlantique
5:00 PM
Two of Duras’s most simple but aesthetically radical films, both made using footage originally shot for two feature films.
Films
Cadejo Blanco
5:55 PM
Justin Lerner’s film is a story of revenge and personal resilience that considers the complexity of life in contemporary Guatemala under the perpetual threat of violence.
Films
Let Cinema Go To Its Ruin:
The Cinema of Marguerite Duras
Il Dialogo di Roma + Césarée
7:00 PM
Two films about the impossible love story between a Roman conqueror and Berenice, Queen of the Jews, who was first taken captive and then sent back to Caesarea in Palestine.
Films
About Dry Grasses
8:15 PM
From filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Winter Sleep, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia) comes a daring tale of betrayal, accusations and desire.