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Films
Institute of Contemporary Arts
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.
In Focus: Patricio Guzmán
My Imaginary Country
9 June – 5 July 2023
A statue is scaled by Chilean protesters against a smokey, fiery orange sunset
Patricio Guzmán’s latest film documents the protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile’s capital of Santiago in 2019.
SAFAR Film Festival
21 June – 5 July 2023
An older woman sits in a chair in front of colourful hanging clothing. She is holding a piece of clothing made of red threads
The UK’s largest festival of Arab cinema returns with releases from Palestine, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Syria, plus its annual shorts programme exploring the festival theme A Journey Through Space and Time.
The Super 8 Years
23 June – 18 July 2023
On super 8 film, Annie Ernaux sits in a boat on a lake with two children
French writer and Nobel Prize awardee Annie Ernaux, whose novels and memoirs have gained her a devoted following, opens a treasure trove with this journey into her family’s memory.
Asteroid City
23 June – 20 August 2023
Painting-like desert landscape. Someone stands in a telephone booth and another leans against it. Children are standing in the background
In a fictional American desert town circa 1955 the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
The Last Rider
23 June – 4 July 2023
Greg LeMond in yellow racing clothes riding a race bike, hunched
A captivating portrait of US cyclist Greg LeMond and the dramatic 1989 Tour De France, from BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Alex Holmes.
Small, Slow but Steady
30 June – 19 July 2023
A hearing impaired boxer is pushed further than she thought possible when an incident threatens the closure of her gym.
Mother and Son
30 June – 12 July 2023
After moving to France from the Ivory Coast, young mother Rose must work low-paying jobs to raise Jean and Ernest. A vibrant portrait of a family told from multiple perspectives.
La Syndicaliste
30 June – 12 July 2023
The true story of Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert), who after denouncing top-secret deals that shook the nuclear sector, finds her life suddenly turned upside-down.
The Middle Ages + Q&A
Sat, 1 July 2023
A mother and father stand in their home, looking shocked at their daughter, who is standing on the coffee table
Writer-directors Alejo Moguillansky and Luciana Acuña play versions of themselves alongside their eight-year-old daughter in this slapstick and absurdist odyssey through the family dynamics of lockdown life.
The Damned Don’t Cry
7 – 27 July 2023
After his critically acclaimed debut Lynn + Lucy, British-Moroccan filmmaker Fyzal Boulifa enhances his reputation with an acutely observed tale of love, identity and belonging.
Shabu
7 – 20 July 2023
Shamira Raphaëla’s hilarious, endearing and indefatigably upbeat documentary is powered by the charm of its subject; the good-natured, street-smart, sensitive and resourceful Shabu.
Smoking Causes Coughing
7 July – 20 August 2023
From visionary director Quentin Dupieux (Rubber, Deerskin) comes an absurd and darkly hilarious superhero movie unlike any other.

Return to Seoul + Q&A with Laure Badufle
Sat, 8 July 2023
A Korean woman and her friend sit with her birth father on plastic chairs by the water, with soju and food
A woman visits Seoul for the first time since her adoption in Davy Chou’s acclaimed drama on self-discovery.
Celluloid Sunday: To Sleep So as to Dream on 16mm
Sun, 9 July 2023
Black and white of someone being carried on someone's back through a garden, framed by bushes. They walk towards the camera, a building in the background.
Kaizo Hayashi’s beguiling and dreamlike tribute to silent cinema screens on a rare 16mm print from the ICA Archive.
The Green Years
13 – 16 July 2023
The debut feature of renowned Portuguese filmmaker Paulo Rocha follows the tentative relationship between shoemaker Julio and housemaid Ilda.
Where Is This Street? or With No Before and After
13 – 27 July 2023
Past and present become one in this elegant exploration of the city of Lisbon and the events, both real and imagined, that have taken place on its streets.
While We Watched
14 July – 9 August 2023
A turbulent newsroom drama intimately chronicling the working days of broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar as he navigates a spiralling world of truth and disinformation.
Squaring the Circle
14 – 26 July 2023
A man, in black and white, holding a photo of a cow, in bright colour
Anton Corbijn’s first feature documentary explores the work of Hipgnosis, the trailblazing artist studio behind the most iconic album art of the 1960s and 1970s.
Medusa + Q&A
Fri, 14 July 2023
A gang of expensively dressed women wear white masks and take a photo
A vigilante cult of young women prowls the city for sinners in this psychological horror from writer/director Anita Rocha da Silveira.
Medusa
15 – 25 July 2023
A vigilante cult of young women prowls the city for sinners in this psychological horror from writer/director Anita Rocha da Silveira.
My Name is Alfred Hitchcock
21 July – 9 August 2023
A portrait of Alfred Hitchcock, dressed in a suit, sitting side on, staring down the lens
Mark Cousins’ new work reexamines the vast filmography and legacy of Alfred Hitchcock through a new lens: the filmmaker’s own voice.
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
夏へのトンネル、さよならの出口
21 July – 20 August 2023
An anime Japanese schoolgirl stands in front of a painted backgrop, a looming cloud and a beach, staring into an unknown tunnel
Drawing the widely acclaimed novel by Mei Hachimoku and inspired by Japanese legends, Tomohisa Taguchi’s work is an elegant love story set in rural Japan.
Celluloid Sunday: The Terrorizers on 35mm
Sun, 23 July 2023
A short haired person is sat in shadow in front of a large portrait of someone. The portrait is made up of several equal sized squares. The whole image is sepia tone.
A rare 35mm presentation of acclaimed Taiwanese director Edward Yang’s evocative and enigmatic third feature.
Jane Birkin: 5 Films
28 July – 3 August 2023
Jane Birkin, with short hair and a singlet, stares out a window at the rain
A programme of five films celebrating the work of the iconic actress and singer.