28 November – 14 December 2025
A special programme of five films from the work of Brazil-based, Portuguese filmmaker and co-founder of boundary-pushing production company TERRATREME, Pedro Pinho, on the occasion of (and culminating in) the ICA UK release of I Only Rest in the Storm.
With a singular approach that merges fiction, documentary, and political commentary, Pedro Pinho has become one of the most consistent and quietly radical voices in contemporary European cinema. This season presents four of his most compelling works, including the internationally acclaimed The Nothing Factory (2017), a genre-defying portrait of workers resisting the closure of their factory, and Bab Sebta (2008), an early hybrid documentary co-directed with Frederico Lobo that traces migration routes to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Also featured is Trading Cities (2014), co-directed with Luisa Homem, which explores the shifting dynamics of global commerce.
Whether depicting collective struggle or the disorienting effects of global capitalism, Pinho’s cinema is marked by boldness, urgency, and a commitment to the lives of those at the margins.
A special programme of five films from the work of Brazil-based, Portuguese filmmaker and co-founder of boundary-pushing production company TERRATREME, Pedro Pinho, on the occasion of (and culminating in) the ICA UK release of I Only Rest in the Storm.
With a singular approach that merges fiction, documentary, and political commentary, Pedro Pinho has become one of the most consistent and quietly radical voices in contemporary European cinema. This season presents four of his most compelling works, including the internationally acclaimed The Nothing Factory (2017), a genre-defying portrait of workers resisting the closure of their factory, and Bab Sebta (2008), an early hybrid documentary co-directed with Frederico Lobo that traces migration routes to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Also featured is Trading Cities (2014), co-directed with Luisa Homem, which explores the shifting dynamics of global commerce.
Whether depicting collective struggle or the disorienting effects of global capitalism, Pinho’s cinema is marked by boldness, urgency, and a commitment to the lives of those at the margins.
Programme
Friday 28 November, 6.30pm
Saturday 29 November, 12pm
Bab Sebta
Bab Sebta means 'The door of Ceuta' in Arabic, where migrants from the African continent who want to reach Europe converge.
Saturday 29 November, 7pm
Tuesday 2 December, 12.15pm
The End of the World
A portrait of the daily lives of young people living in a new-built estate on the outskirts of Lisbon, made collectively with the help of a well-known young documentary filmmaker.
Sunday 30 November, 6.30pm
Wednesday 3 December, 12pm
As Cidades e as Trocas
In 2008, the growing tourism industry of Cape Verde froze. The building of resorts halted due to a shortage of sand. Tracing the shipping routes of the sand industry As Cidades e as Trocas highlights the physical and social transformations in the landscape produced in its exchanges.
Tuesday 2 December, 8.15pm
Thursday 4 December, 12pm
The Nothing Factory
A group of workers realise that their administration has organised the stealing of machines from their factory. They soon understand that this is the first signal of a massive layoff. As the world around them collapses, new desires start to emerge.
Friday 5 December, 6.30pm
UK PREMIERE
I Only Rest in the Storm + Q&A
Sergio, an environmental engineer from Portugal, travels to Guinea-Bissau for an impact report. There, lonely in the heat, he encounters Diara and Guilermhe and begins to approach the post-colonial and capitalist forces shaping their lives.
More screenings from 6 December.
Friday 28 November, 6.30pm
Saturday 29 November, 12pm
Bab Sebta
Bab Sebta means 'The door of Ceuta' in Arabic, where migrants from the African continent who want to reach Europe converge.
Saturday 29 November, 7pm
Tuesday 2 December, 12.15pm
The End of the World
A portrait of the daily lives of young people living in a new-built estate on the outskirts of Lisbon, made collectively with the help of a well-known young documentary filmmaker.
Sunday 30 November, 6.30pm
Wednesday 3 December, 12pm
As Cidades e as Trocas
In 2008, the growing tourism industry of Cape Verde froze. The building of resorts halted due to a shortage of sand. Tracing the shipping routes of the sand industry As Cidades e as Trocas highlights the physical and social transformations in the landscape produced in its exchanges.
Tuesday 2 December, 8.15pm
Thursday 4 December, 12pm
The Nothing Factory
A group of workers realise that their administration has organised the stealing of machines from their factory. They soon understand that this is the first signal of a massive layoff. As the world around them collapses, new desires start to emerge.
Friday 5 December, 6.30pm
UK PREMIERE
I Only Rest in the Storm + Q&A
Sergio, an environmental engineer from Portugal, travels to Guinea-Bissau for an impact report. There, lonely in the heat, he encounters Diara and Guilermhe and begins to approach the post-colonial and capitalist forces shaping their lives.
More screenings from 6 December.
no. 236848.