A continuing series spotlighting new films that expand the possibilities of the medium and provide a vision for its future.

An ongoing series presenting rare films from the ICA Archive, screening on original 35mm and 16mm prints.

The films of one of cinema’s foremost provocateurs return to the big screen, including a brand new 4K restoration of Breaking the Waves.

A powerful and emotional drama about the secret lost gay love of a successful novelist.

A film about family and fresh starts, Charlotte Regan’s debut feature is a joyful comedy about hope.

Christian Petzold’s latest film, which played in competition at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, unfolds like a modern day fable as four people’s lives become entwined during one long hot summer.

Part crime thriller, part romantic comedy, Louis Garrel’s latest film shows the dangerous and outlandish lengths two men will go to for the women they love.

The latest film from Ira Sachs is a perceptive, intimate and funny take on messy, modern relationships, starring Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw and Adèle Exarchopoulos.

The debut feature from best-selling author Takehiko Inoue is thirty years in the making – an adaptation of the long-running manga and anime Slam Dunk.

The end of the world is nigh, as Lars von Trier employs a planetary apocalypse to explore the crippling nature of psychological trauma.

Charting the rise of the pop star / politician seeking to end Uganda’s brutal dictatorship.

A brand new restoration of Stanley Kwan’s queer classic followed by an online Q&A with the filmmaker.

A rare 35mm screening of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s contemplative coming-of-age drama that follows a young boy and his sister over the course of a summer spent at their grandparents’ house in the country.

Yasujirō Ozu’s enduring classic returns to the big screen in a brand new 4K restoration.

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny.

A two-part programme celebrating the work of underground cinema pioneer Jack Smith, presented on 16mm.

A special preview screening of Babak Jalali’s deadpan yet loving portrait of Donya, a young Afghan woman who spends her days working at a fortune cookie factory.

From the Cannes award-winning director of Harmonium, Kōji Fukada's new family drama Love Life is a beguiling, beautifully paced portrait of a family navigating the aftermath of a tragedy.

Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, rises to international stardom after he creates the character Cassandro, the "Liberace of Lucha Libre."

A brand new restoration of Stanley Kwan's queer classic. 

A backstage look at the people and artists of the pioneering dance network Aerowaves, and their influence on contemporary dance across Europe since 1996.

A day-long screening of Moment 2, followed by an in-person reading by Francis Whorrall-Campbell, and conversation with Deborah-Joyce Holman, Imani Mason Jordan and Rebecca Bellantoni launching the new publication Queen for a Day.

Babak Jalali’s fourth feature, Fremont, is a deadpan yet loving portrait of Donya, a young Afghan woman who spends her days working at a fortune cookie factory and her nights dreaming of finding meaningful connection.

A backstage look at the people and artists of the pioneering dance network Aerowaves, and their influence on contemporary dance across Europe since 1996.

Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest presents a ’70s musical midnight movie starring Trash Tgirl-superstar Holly Woodlawn.

A rare 16mm screening of Mark Rappaport’s creative biopic about actress Jean Seberg which seamlessly interweaves cinema and politics, showing on a print from the ICA archive.

A double screening of Jeanne Liotta’s Observando el Cielo (Observing the Sky) and Annik Leroy’s In der Dämmerstunde – Berlin (From Dawn to Night – Berlin).

An exploration of filmmaker Will Anderson’s relationship with his mother and their journey following the diagnosis of her cancer.

Set in a remote Transylvanian town where customs and tradition bind the community together, historic resentments start to bubble to the surface with the arrival of some new immigrant workers in the latest film from Cristian Mungiu.

A celebration of the life and work of glam rock pioneer Marc Bolan. Using archival performances, interviews with Bolan, and filmed interpretations by artists such as Nick Cave, U2 and Father John Misty.

Clive Barker’s horror classic returns to the big screen in a brand new 4K restoration.

Klassiki in partnership with Samizdat Film Festival and Manipulate Festival present a programme of gems of Eastern European animation.

The UK premiere of Su Friedrich’s feature length Today followed by an in-person Q&A.

Notebook presents a special screening of Godard’s Le Mépris to celebrate the release of their third issue, followed by a discussion with Erika Balsom and Simran Hans.

A small programme of films by Jean-Luc Godard exploring art, death and colour.

Ken Loach concludes his North East trilogy (I, Daniel Blake and Sorry We Missed You) with this drama centered around an ailing local pub.