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Films
Institute of Contemporary Arts
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In Focus: Maiko Endo
22 – 27 October 2024
A special programme of four films celebrating the work of contemporary Japanese filmmaker Maiko Endo, joining for a conversation.
Off-Circuit
UK PREMIERE
Matt and Mara + Q&A with Kazik Radwanski
24 – 31 October 2024
Mara, a young creative writing professor dealing with a strained marriage, reunites with Matt, a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past. But as their mutual connection grows, pressure also mounts against their close, but undefined, relationship. Followed by an in person Q&A with filmmaker Kazik Radwanski.
The Human Comedy
The Cinema of Hong Sangsoo
25 October – 8 December 2024
With his incisive and humorous explorations of infidelity, artistic endeavour, and communication (or lack thereof), South Korean filmmaker Hong Sangsoo's narratively concise and formally radical work has marked him out as not only contemporary cinema’s most prolific filmmaker but also its most inventive.
Dahomey
25 – 31 October 2024
Acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop's latest film is a poetic and immersive work of art that delves into real perspectives on far-reaching issues surrounding appropriation, self-determination and restitution.
Emilia Pérez
25 – 31 October 2024
The latest work from Jacques Audiard, awarded in Cannes, is an audacious and genre-bending fever dream tracing the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness.
The Human Comedy
The Cinema of Hong Sangsoo
Oki's Movie
Fri, 25 October
Comprising four short films, Hong Sangsoo's eleventh feature centres upon a love triangle between a film student called Oki and the two men vying for her affection. 
The Machine That Kills Bad People:
Messiah of Evil + A Field Guide to the Ferns
Sat, 26 October
The Machine That Kills Bad People presents a pre-halloween horror double bill.
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Weekly cinema releases
Milisuthando
18 – 25 October 2024
Set in past and present South Africa, Milisuthando is a poetic coming-of-age personal essay documentary about what it means to become human in the context of race.
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
18 – 27 October 2024
Featuring Tilda Swinton as the voice of Scottish painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Mark Cousin's new work tells the story of a remarkable artist and a magnificent obsession.
El Cine Soy Yo (4K Restoration)
11 – 25 October 2024
After being a peddler, street photographer, radio announcer, policeman, and mechanic, Jacinto (Asdrúbal Melendez) decides to become a film projectionist. He aspires to bring cinema experiences to the people of Venezuela.
UK PREMIERE Under a Blue Sun
28 September – 24 October 2024
In the 1980s, a Palestinian Bedouin artist, Bashir Abu Rabia, was hired to create special effects for Rambo III. Today, Bashir returns to the desert locations, where he finds material remnants and debris left behind in the sand.
The Outrun
27 September – 24 October 2024
In this adaptation of the best-selling, prize-winning memoir by Amy Liptrot, Saoirse Ronan stars as Rona, a young woman who returns to her remote home in the Orkney Islands after losing herself in London. 
The Substance
20 September – 24 October 2024
Deliriously entertaining and ruthlessly satirical, Coralie Fargeat’s explosive Cannes sensation is a be-careful-what-you-wish-for fable for the ages.
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Geumhyung Jeong: Under Construction
Film Programme
2 October – 7 December 2024
Curated by artist Geumhyung Jeong, this film programme accompanies the artist's exhibition Under Construction.
Klassiki presents: Animations of the late Eastern Bloc + Recorded introduction
Thu, 31 October
The ICA partners with Klassiki and Glasgow-based Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival 2024 to present an instalment of bizarre, eerie, and unique animated films from the late Eastern Bloc (1980-1997). This is a collection of some of the most dreamlike and thought-provoking shorts from a time and place where the animated image served as a stage for radically unprecedented artistic and political expression.
The Lonely Voice of Man:
Films of Alexander Sokurov
1 – 10 November 2024
A special programme dedicated to the acclaimed Soviet and Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov presented in partnership with Pushkin House. Featuring the UK premiere of his most recent work, Fairytale, and offering the opportunity to explore the major facets of his cinematic universe.
Anora
1 – 7 November 2024
This year’s boisterous Palme d’Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival is a New York odyssey that is the most immersive and accomplished comic adventure yet from American original Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Red Rocket, Tangerine). 
The Room Next Door
1 – 7 November 2024
Winner of the Golden Lion at this year’s Venice Film Festival, Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language work starrs Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore in a moving adaption of Sigrid Nunez’s What Are You Going Through.
Doc'n Roll Film Festival 2024
2 – 9 November 2024
The UK's music documentary film festival returns for its eleventh edition with a programme of four screenings.
Off-Circuit
UK PREMIERE
True Chronicles of the Blida Joinville Psychiatric Hospital in the Last Century, when Dr Frantz Fanon Was Head of the Fifth Ward between 1953 and 1956
+ Q&A
3 – 14 November 2024
Set in 1953 at a psychiatric clinic in Blida, Algeria, and shot on location, the film follows Frantz Fanon, a young black psychiatrist, as he is appointed head doctor. Algerian filmmaker Abdenour Zahzah’s latest work is an illuminating portrait of the lesser-known yet critical early work of a physician, renowned politician, and decolonial activist.
London Korean Film Festival 2024
5 – 9 November 2024
With the biggest programme dedicated to Korean cinema outside of the country itself, The London Korean Film Festival returns for its 19th edition with an exciting programme including Cinema Now, Women’s Voices and Special Screenings.
YES & NO: Austrian Artist Film
5 – 17 November 2024
To celebrate the release of the 13th edition of YES & NO magazine, which sheds light on more than one hundred years of the all-but-hidden history of Austrian cinema and film, YES & NO present a two-part programme in partnership with the ICA.
Bird
8 – 14 November 2024
The latest cinematic venture from Academy Award-winning auteur Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank) is a bold and evocative exploration of a fractured world told through the untainted eyes of youth. 
No Other Land
8 – 14 November 2024
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.
Celluloid Sunday
The Limits of Control + Somewhere in California
Sun, 10 November
A special 35mm double bill of Jim Jarmusch's existential tale of a mysterious loner journeying across Spain, preceded by, perhaps, his most beloved Coffee and Cigarettes short starring Iggy Pop and Tom Waits. Screening on rare 35mm prints from the ICA archive.
Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me? + Q&A
Thu, 14 November
Made in Prague Festival presents a multilayered portrait of Czech dissident playwright turned head of state, who became a political icon while retaining his insight, humour, and dedication to public service. 
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
15 – 21 November 2024
Johan Grimonprez’s film essay, anchored by the rhythm of American jazz, reveals disturbing truths about the decolonial struggle between global political powers.
New Irish Shorts - Programme 1
Fri, 15 November
A programme of six short form works addressing land and identity.
London Palestine Film Festival 2024
16 – 24 November 2024
London Palestine Film Festival (LPFF) presents its 2024 edition with a selection of recently released titles alongside favorites from throughout the years. We aim to present stories of political realities as experienced by Palestinians at home and in the diaspora through the creative lens of cinema. 
New Irish Shorts - Programme 2
Sat, 16 November
A programme of seven short form works addressing fate and kinship.
All We Imagine as Light + Q&A
Fri, 29 November
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.
Jean-Luc Godard Scénario(s):
Film Programme
14 – 22 December 2024
A curated programme of works by Jean-Luc Godard, spanning six decades, further contextualising his legacy in both film and visual art. 
Jean-Luc Godard: Scénario(s)
14 – 22 December 2024
A unique exploration of the final creative work of cinema’s great innovator, Jean-Luc Godard. Appearing in exhibition format, Scénario(s) will see Godard’s last two films, including the UK premiere of his final work, Scénarios (2024), installed in the ICA's upper galleries alongside his extensive creative notebooks, offering a rare glimpse into the artist’s reflective process, blurring the lines between film, visual art, and philosophy.