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Sunday, 1 September
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
12:20 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
Off-Circuit
Our Body
12:30 PM
French filmmaker Claire Simon documents the daily operations of a gynaecology ward in a Paris public hospital and in the process questions what it means to live in a woman's body.
Films
Paradise is Burning
2:30 PM
Sisters Laura, Mira and Steffi get by on their own. With summer on the way and no parents around, life is wild and carefree. When the social services demand a family meeting, eldest sister Laura plans to find a stand in for their mother.
Films
In Focus: Edward Yang
Mahjong (4K Restoration)
4:00 PM
Edward Yang’s penultimate film is an acerbic, sprawling tragicomedy, a poison love letter to Taipei as a rising cosmopolis of big money, big dreams, and big cons.
Films
Off-Circuit
Last Things + Memories of an Unborn Sun
4:45 PM
Deborah Stratman's astonishing 16mm exploration of evolution and extinction, as told through the prism of minerals, is accompanied by Marcel Mrejen's short film exploring the relentless (neo)colonial exploitation of the Algerian territory.
Films
Let Cinema Go To Its Ruin:
The Cinema of Marguerite Duras
Les Mains négatives + L'Homme atlantique
6:15 PM
Two of Duras’s most simple but aesthetically radical films, both made using footage originally shot for two feature films.
Films
Mandoob
7:30 PM
In the heart of Riyadh, where desperation and opportunity collide, Mandoob brings forth the gripping tale of Fahad Algadaani, a man racing against time to save his ailing father.
Films
Black Dog
7:40 PM
After being released from jail, Lang strikes up an unlikely connection with a black dog. These two lonely souls now embark on a new journey together. Winner of Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival.