Superbrat struggles to defeat his demons and conquer the French Open for the first time in Julien Faraut’s impressionistic essay film.

The ICA presents an exclusive screening of Ukrainian filmmaker Valentyn Vasyanovych’s post-apocalyptic drama.

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.

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.

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.

A wry, funny and poignant cross-cultural satire by acclaimed director Ben Sharrock.

Acclaimed writer-director Michel Franco’s latest film is a gripping dystopian thriller set in contemporary Mexico City 

Following the success of Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider in the late 1960s, Hollywood was interrogating its model and gave their chance to outsiders, mavericks and cultural renegades. 1971 marked their zenith.

A devastating journey into the heart of Syria’s most dangerous refugee camp – and the fight to free the sex slaves held within its walls.

The ICA presents a curated selection of outstanding contemporary works by filmmakers from and on Afghanistan.

The debut work by Afghan writer/director Shahrbanoo Sadat is a remarkable portrait of the rituals and traditions, tensions and rivalries in an Afghan village.

Following his breakout turn in Easy Rider, rising star Jack Nicholson gives an extraordinary performance as Bobby Dupea; a shiftless thirty-something oil rigger and former piano prodigy immune to any sense of responsibility, who returns to reckoning at his upper-middle-class childhood home.

German filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger returns to the romance and turbulence of 1960s Paris, the city that shaped her, in this beautiful cinematic reverie. 

In his first full-length documentary, Aboozar Amini loosely follows the story of a young teenager who suddenly becomes head of his household before his time.

Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard’s lives are upended following the birth of their daughter in Leos Carax’s astonishing English-language debut. 

Featuring indelible performances from Louis Armstrong, Anita O’Day and others, Bert Stern’s classic concert film receives a sparkling 4K restoration. 

Irish filmmaker Cathy Brady’s gripping debut feature follows Kelly, a missing sister whose return to her hometown sends shockwaves through the community.

Screening from a new 4K restoration, Melvin Van Peebles’s edgy, angsty, romantic first feature is an exploration of the psychology of an interracial relationship in the 1960s France.

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

Alexandre Rockwell’s (In the Soup, Little Feet) intimate new work provides a poetic rendering of childhood through the lives of Billie, a 15 year-old teenager and her younger brother.

A new 4K restoration of Joseph Losey’s intemporal classic, celebrating the centenary of British actor Dirk Bogarde.

German filmmaker Susanne Heinrich’s debut brings together pop and theory, feminism and humour, in a post-modern comedy in pink and blue.

A revealing and timely portrait of the man who became the face of America’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Screening in a new 4K restoration, Stanley Kubrick’s classic remains an unsettling cinematic vision of nihilistic violence and social control. 

Mark Cousins’ personal meditation on the nature, role and importance of sight in his life – and in our collective cultural history. 

German filmmaker Susanne Heinrich’s debut brings together pop and theory, feminism and humour, in a post-modern comedy in pink and blue.

German filmmaker Susanne Heinrich’s debut brings together pop and theory, feminism and humour, in a post-modern comedy in pink and blue.

An adopted child goes in search of her parents in Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor’s suspenseful thriller.

Quentin ‘Mr Oizo’ Dupieux returns with a singular comedy about friendships, dreams and disasters – and a gigantic fly. 

Mark Cousins’ personal meditation on the nature, role and importance of sight in his life – and in our collective cultural history. 

In the lead-up to the 2021 London Palestine Film Festival coming this November, the ICA presents a programme celebrating acclaimed works from the festival’s previous editions.

A 24-hour screening of Olaf Nicolai’s extraordinary new work, filmed in a single shot and presented at the same time in 17 institutions worldwide. 

Sex, faith and politics collide in the exceptional new film from Tibetan director Pema Tseden. 

The first complete survey of the films of Portuguese filmmaker, artist and researcher Salomé Lamas.

A beguiling tribute to the power of community, the persistence of memory, and the ingenuity and indefatigability of youth.

David Lynch’s 1984 cult classic follows Kyle MacLachlan as he leads his band of desert warriors in a battle to reclaim the planet Arrakis. 

A grumpy teen finds herself unexpectedly smitten by a stranger in Marley Morrison’s coming-of-age holiday romance.