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Films
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Navalny
16 April 2022 – 19 March 2023
The 2023 Academy Award for Best Documentary portrays Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny in the wake of his August 2020 Novichok poisoning.
Aftersun
18 November 2022 – 12 March 2023
A young girl lays against a young man in an arm cast, resting on a couch
A haunted daughter looks back on a long-ago holiday with her father in Charlotte Wells’ award-winning debut feature.
Off-Circuit
1 January 2023 – 27 October 2073
A continuing series spotlighting new films that expand the possibilities of the medium and provide a vision for its future.
Celluloid Sunday
3 January 2023 – 20 July 2025
An ongoing series presenting rare films from the ICA Archive, screening on original 35mm and 16mm prints.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
27 January – 30 March 2023
A photo of a person in a formal blue silk dress, on a couch in a small apartment
Laura Poitras paints a vivid portrait of artist Nan Goldin – her life, her work and her momentous campaign against the Sackler family’s pivotal role in the opioid crisis.
Tár
27 January – 7 March 2023
In a suit, Lydia Tár waves a baton at an orchestra offscreen, eyes closed in rapture
Cate Blanchett stars as a trailblazing conductor forced to face up to her failings in Todd Field’s masterful character study.
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EO
3 February – 9 March 2023
A donkey waits in a bare red-lit room. There is a rope tied between the walls
A donkey suffers at the hands of an inhumane world in Jerzy Skolimowski’s moving Cannes winner.
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Blue Jean
10 February – 15 March 2023
A person looks into a mirror, their face distorted by the reflection, dyeing their hair blonde
England, 1988 – as Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government is about to pass a law stigmatizing gays and lesbians, PE teacher Jean is forced to live a double life.
Nostalgia
17 February – 16 March 2023
Two priests stand by a barred window in a graffittied street of Naples
A man with a hidden past returns home to Naples after decades away in Mario Martone’s soulful paean to his hometown.
Women Talking
17 February – 23 March 2023
A group of women in a community sit amongst wooden crates and haystacks, looking offscreen in worry. A single person stands staring at the camera, a solid face.
A group of women from an isolated religious community, victims of sexual abuse, gather to take action in Sarah Polley’s riveting ensemble drama.
Broker
24 February – 14 March 2023
A trio of people and a baby are crammed in a car stuffed with drycleaning, looking happy
Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters) returns with an unconventional and heartwarming family drama where a young mother becomes unexpectedly involved in the world of infant trafficking.
Joyland
24 February – 22 April 2023
In the night, two people joyfully lean on one another in an amusement park ride
A conservative family in Pakistan is torn apart when their son falls in love with a dancer in Saim Sadiq’s debut feature.
Creature
26 February – 8 March 2023
Creature stands, with bare marked upper body, posing with their hands against waist, against their ear, with confidence and mystique
A tragic tale of an outsider’s search for belonging. Directed by Asif Kapadia (Amy) and based on the eponymous National Ballet stage production. 
Palimpsest Landscapes:
Film programme + Q&A
Thu, 2 March 2023
Presented in partnership with the Delfina Foundation, this programme of short films looking at landscapes as sites where multiple histories have been inscribed and overwritten on the physical terrain.
Close
3 March – 4 April 2023
Two young people walk through a field of bright round white flowers, picking them
Lukas Dhont (Girl) offers a nuanced depiction of intimacy and masculinity in his moving coming-of-age story on the friendship of thirteen-year-olds Léo and Rémi.
Electric Malady
3 – 12 March 2023
A young person hides under a white cloth while standing outside in the sunlight, in a Swedish forest
An intimate window into the world of William, a young man whose mysterious allergy to electronics has forced him to retreat from modern life to the Swedish wilderness.
Celluloid Sunday: The Horse Thief on 35mm
Sun, 5 March 2023
A person stands with their back to the camera, looking out to a green field of horses, and a vast open sky with a stretch of clouds
The next iteration of Celluloid Sunday presents a rare screening of Tian Zhuangzhuang’s resplendent work on an original 35mm print.
KINOTEKA 2023
9 – 14 March 2023
The Polish film festival returns to the ICA with a fresh blend of award-winning films.
Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
10 – 30 March 2023
Two young people in Bhutan stare at the camera, happy but also curious
A young teacher gets transferred to the most remote school in the world in Pawo Choyning Dorji’s directorial debut. The first Bhutanese film to receive an Oscar nomination.
Meet Me in the Bathroom
10 March – 6 April 2023
A rock band plays on stage, the photographer is taking this short right up against the stage
An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s, featuring never-before-seen footage of artists like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, Interpol, and LCD Soundsystem.
Charcoal
10 – 29 March 2023
In rural Brazil, a stretched-thin family's life is turned upside down as their home becomes the hideout for a mysterious fugitive.
Naked Lunch in 4K
11 – 16 March 2023
A smoking exterminator dressed like a detective and an insectoid alien share a cigarette and a drink
David Cronenberg’s 1991 adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ novel of the same name returns in cinemas in a brand new 4K restoration.
The Machine That Kills Bad People: La nouba des femmes du mont Chenoua + Assia Djebar
Wed, 15 March 2023
On old photo paper, a mother and child stare at each other with joy on their home sofa
A double-programme of films by and on filmmaker and novelist Assia Djebar.
Winners
17 March – 1 April 2023
Two young people stand in an old stone building under a spotlight
Two children from a poor Iranian village come across a lost Academy Award statuette in Hassan Nazer’s moving love letter to Iranian cinema.
The Age of Innocence in 4K
17 – 23 March 2023
Two people in aristocratic clothing ride in a carriage through the streets of late 19th century New York
Scorcese’s 1993 period drama celebrates its 30th anniversary with a brand new 4K restoration.
RAI Film Festival
Arandu – Listen to the Weather + Q&A
Sun, 19 March 2023
An Ikpeng woman dressed in colourful clothes sits in front of their home, staring off
Presented in partnership with the RAI Film Festival, this programme celebrates 35 years of Indigenous filmmaking from Brazil with short films on women’s environmentalist movements, and on Indigenous community history.
Hong Kong Film Festival 2023
21 – 23 March 2023
Four people on bikes ride down the road against the bright HK skyscraper skyline
The ICA welcomes the festival for the first time to shine a spotlight on a new wave of cinema from Hong Kong and the Hong Kong diaspora in the UK.
The Five Devils
24 March – 5 April 2023
A person with long hair in a sparkly top stares at the camera with rageful eyes, high flames behind them
The wildly imaginative breakout from writer-director Léa Mysius follows a young girl whose magical power conjures her family's secrets.
1976 + Q&A
Fri, 24 March 2023
A woman starts questioning her cosy bourgeois lifestyle in Manuela Martelli’s debut feature set in the wake of Chile’s 1973 coup.
Essay Film Festival 2023
25 – 31 March 2023
Two people, in low light, look at a red piece of pottery
The festival returns with a wide-ranging selection of formally ambitious and politically engaged films of past and present.
1976
25 March – 11 April 2023
A well-off woman looks concerned in a bar
A woman starts questioning her cosy bourgeois lifestyle in Manuela Martelli’s debut feature set in the wake of Chile’s 1973 coup.
PREVIEW The Night of the 12th
Wed, 29 March 2023
A group of people crowd around a single computer screen, observing closely
Dominik Moll revives the investigation thriller to portray a detective plagued by doubts after the chilling murder of a young woman.
Riotsville, USA
31 March – 6 April 2023
A huge artillery gun is flanked by riot police, overlooking a staged protest
The latest film from Sierra Pettengill explores the treacherous militarisation of the US police from the late 1960s until today.
The Beasts
31 March – 13 April 2023
A bearded man shouts with open mouth as his head is held tightly by the arms of other people
A married couple sees their dream of moving to the countryside gradually turn into a living nightmare in Sorogoyen’s accomplished new thriller.
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
31 March – 20 April 2023
In a lush watercolour-painted landscape, an older man and a younger boy stand at a bus stop in front of a cherry tree and mountains.
A giant frog and a tsunami help a bunch of colourful characters to find a meaning to their lives in Pierre Földes’ debut, adapted from short stories by Haruki Murakami.
The Night of the 12th
31 March – 18 April 2023
Two men look back in slight shock, standing on a dark street
Dominik Moll revives the investigation thriller to portray a detective plagued by doubts while trying to solve the chilling murder of a young woman.
God’s Creatures
31 March – 13 April 2023
A middle aged man and woman in embrace, applauding at something offscreen
A woman (Emily Watson) struggles with her conscience after giving a false alibi to protect her son (Paul Mescal) in this psychological thriller set on the coast of Ireland.