ICA is closed from the 30 May – 3 June inclusive.
Thu 7 – Tue 12 September 2023
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The Dragon is the Frame, dir. Mary Helena Clark, USA 2014
Open City Documentary Festival creates an open space in London to nurture and champion the art of non-fiction cinema. Alongside a rich programme of screenings, it brings together filmmakers and other practitioners to explore and debate the current landscape of documentary. Based at the UCL Anthropology’s Section for Public Anthropology, Open City also delivers training programmes, a bi-annual Non-Fiction journal, and events throughout the year that aim to challenge and expand the idea of documentary in all its forms.
More information on the Open City website
Programme
Thu 7 Sep, 6:15pm
The first UK survey of the work from the American artist, including all her completed short films and more.
Thu 7 Sep, 8:30pm
The first programme in the No Master Territories series includes works that challenge the representation and commodification of women’s bodies.
Fri 8 Sep, 6:15pm
The second programme in the No Master Territories series examines the conditions of feminism under socialism.
Fri 8 Sep, 8:30pm
Deepa Dhanraj’s film is a chilling examination of the brutal, coercive and corrupt nature of India’s family planning program.Sat 9 Sep, 2pm
Haden Guest discusses Anne Charlotte Robertson’s diaristic film practice within the longer history of the diary as an art form.
Sat 9 Sep, 3:30pm
The third programme in the No Master Territories series brings together two films by Chilean filmmakers in exile in the 1980s.
Sat 9 Sep, 6:15pm
A selection of avant-garde non-fiction works from the Harvard Film Archive explores documentary’s potential of worldmaking.
Sat 9 Sep, 8:30pm
A new instalment in Open City’s ongoing series in collaboration with the Non-Aligned Film Archives.
Sun 10 Sep, 2:15pm
Two Japanese documentary films that look at the issue of care for the elderly.
Sun 10 Sep, 5:45pm
The final programme in the No Master Territories series looks at autobiography, family and selfhood.
Sun 10 Sep, 8pm
Reena Mohan’s portrait of Kamlabai Gokhale, one of India’s first actors, offers a unique perspective on the history of Indian cinema.
Tue 12 Sep, 6:30pm
Open City Documentary Festival’s Closing Night celebrates the spirit and legacy of Margaret Tait, one of Britain’s original independent filmmakers.
no. 236848.