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.

Deborah Stratman's astonishing 16mm exploration of evolution and extinction, as told through the prism of minerals, is accompanied by Marcel Mrejen's short film exploring the relentless (neo)colonial exploitation of the Algerian territory.

After being released from jail, Lang strikes up an unlikely connection with a black dog. These two lonely souls now embark on a new journey together. Winner of Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival.

Mahin lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life.

Deliriously entertaining and ruthlessly satirical, Coralie Fargeat’s explosive Cannes sensation is a be-careful-what-you-wish-for fable for the ages.

Indian filmmaker Shuchi Talati's award-winning debut follows a model student and her stifled mother, who are both vying for the attention of a new crush.

In her new film, Catarina Mourão captures with tremendous precision the moment a father passes on a story to his son, a story that has been a family taboo for decades.

The tense, immersive courtroom drama follows the 1975 trial of Pierre Goldman, a fiery and controversial figure of revolutionary left-wing activism.

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. 

Charles Burnett’s heart-warming romantic comedy sees two great actors pair off against each other with hilarious results. Showing from a new 4K restoration.

After the Soviet invasion of Prague, a young female photographer, Libuše Jarcovjáková, strives to break free from the constraints of Czechoslovak normalization and embarks on a wild journey towards freedom, capturing her experiences on thousands of subjective photographs.

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.

Curated by artist Geumhyung Jeong, this film programme accompanies the artist's exhibition Under Construction.

Very loosely based on Mary Shelley's classic novel of the same name, James Whale’s iconic 1931 horror film portrays a scientist who assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.

Unresolved historical injustices and a devastating drought raise the stakes in a generations-old conflict between indigenous farmers and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, a wildlife conservation haven.

A collaboration with Sine Screen and Gasworks to present an evening of a lecture performance by Riar Rizaldi, a screening followed by an artist's talk.

Carey Born’s engaging documentary follows the world’s first formally recognised cyborg, Neil Harbisson, as he confronts his detractors. The screening is followed by a panel discussion.

The next iteration in our Celluloid Sunday series presents Chinese filmmaker Chen Keige's acclaimed 1987 film on a rare 35mm print from the ICA Archive.

A programme of seven artists’ film and moving image works, coinciding with Frieze London 2024. 

The ICA partners with Tom of Finland Foundation to present the premiere of Jamison Rockmore’s House of Leather, followed by a panel discussion with artists in residence at the Tom of Finland Foundation.

The BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express returns to the ICA for its 68th edition running from 9 to 20 October.

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.

Yang Lina uses the story of an all-female family to present a series of multi-levelled themes, epitomising women relations in Chinese society. Screening as a part of Personal Cinema from China, a season of fiction and non-fiction films from China curated by Wifak Gueddana.

Young girls Haolin, Yini, Zining, and Yujia are about to compete in an equestrian championship tour in China. Told from the gaze of three mothers, including the director herself, the film is a gallery of personal moments, happy and sad.

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.

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.

Mike Leigh returns to the BFI London Film Festival with this uncompromising, yet heartfelt, portrait of contemporary family life in London.

A special programme of four films celebrating the work of contemporary Japanese filmmaker Maiko Endo, joining for a conversation.

Coinciding with Black History Month, the ICA partners with Reclaim The Frame and The New Black Film Collective to present a preview screening of Mati Diop's latest film, followed y a conversation.

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.

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.

A continuing series of in-depth retrospectives exploring the work of cinema's great artists, both past and present.

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.

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 Machine That Kills Bad People presents a pre-halloween horror double bill.

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.