Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s stunning sophomore feature – which follows ICA Distribution project A Night of Knowing Nothing (2021) – is a profound meditation on urban migration and dislocation.

Nickel Boys tells the story of Elwood Curtis, a young African-American boy sent to the Nickel Academy after he is falsely accused of a crime. There he meets Turner, and the two form a close friendship trying to survive the horrors of the school.

A man quits work to care for dying grandmother, motivated by her wealth, scheming to win her favour before she dies.

Shot in stunning black and white with an unusually handheld camera, Hong Sangsoo's Hotel by the River is a powerful meditation on family and death set in the stunning snowy environs of the Han river.