A meditative contemplation on conservation, preservation and authenticity via the fabrication of a replica elephant’s tusk.

Blending documentary with fiction, and a wry humour with emotional intensity, acclaimed filmmaker Marc Isaacs unfolds a story which asks pertinent questions about the nature of filmmaking itself.

Venezuelan filmmaker Jorge Thielen Armand’s sophomore feature captures turmoil and self-destruction at both a personal and national level through the story of Roque, a middle-age man retreating in a cabin in the Amazon forest in his quest for redemption. 

Brazilian filmmaker Maya Da-Rin's hypnotic fiction debut tells the story of a Justino, who works as a security guard in Manaus, in the middle of the Amazon forest. 

Mo Scarpelli’s remarkable non-fiction film about the making of Jorge Thielen Armand’s La Fortaleza presents a close-up view of a father-son dynamic, swinging back and forth between explosive and enviably intimate.

Franco Rosso's cult classic pulsates with an irresistible dub soundtrack, capturing South London's Sound System culture in the early 1980s.

Alexander makes a promise to God that he will sacrifice all he holds dear, if nuclear disaster can be averted. The next day dawns and, as if in a dream, everything is restored to normality. But Alexander must keep his vow.

Adapted from Arkady and Boris Sturgatsky’s novel Roadside Picnic, a surreal and disturbing vision of the future.

Who was Björn Andrésen – and what happened to him? Fifty years on, filmmakers Kristina Lindström and Kristian Petri go in search of the teenage star of Death in Venice.

Can an artist and a filmmaker recalibrate the national debt by printing money from their own Walthamstow bank?

Angela Schanelec’s wonderfully elusive and allusive films intrigue audiences with their enigmatic explorations of everyday human dilemmas.

A wonder of American independent cinema, Claudia Weill's 1978 gem in a brand new restoration.

Andrei Tarkovsky’s unforgettably haunting film, his first to be made outside Russia, explores the melancholy of the expatriate through the film's protagonist Gorchakov, a Russian poet researching in Italy.

In his debut feature, Thai artist and filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul bridges documentary realism and the avant-garde in the backdrop of rural Thailand.

Julien Faraut’s latest film traces back the rise and popularity of the Japanese volleyball player team, winner of the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.

A new divorcé falls into an obsessive spiral of criminality after buying an expensive jacket in Quentin Dupieux’s pitch-black comedy.

Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson’s debut unearths the little-known story of a 1960s Black cultural festival – with never-seen footage of Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and many more.

The 11th edition of Open City Documentary Festival takes place at the ICA from 9 September.

The ICA’s annual convening dedicated to experiments in artists’ moving image returns in late 2021 with a programme that addresses significant shifts in moving image practices.