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.

Sketched in charcoal blacks and bleached whites, The Novelist's Film centres upon a disenchanted novelist whose visit to an old friend leads to a number of chance encounters. Personal and profound, Hong Sangsoo's 27th feature is an eternally inquisitive ode to the artistic process.

Johan Grimonprez’s film essay, anchored by the rhythm of American jazz, reveals disturbing truths about the decolonial struggle between global political powers.