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FRAMES of REPRESENTATION

August 2025

Films

FRAMES of REPRESENTATION 2022

The ICA’s annual festival of the ‘cinema of the real’ returns for its seventh edition, on the theme of Communality.

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FRAMES of REPRESENTATION 2022

Artist Talk: Éric Baudelaire

Two years after premiering Un film dramatique at FRAMES of REPRESENTATION in 2020, visual artist and filmmaker Éric Baudelaire joins Anna Colin to discuss his early work as a photographer to his current practice in film and the visual arts.

Films

A Night of Knowing Nothing

A black and white side portrait of a person with a flower in their hair, black-brown and flowing freely to their shoulders. They have an expression of joy.

Opening film of FRAMES of REPRESENTATION 2021, Payal Kapadia’s award-winning immersive work addresses the political complexities of contemporary India.

Films

A Night of Knowing Nothing + Q&A

Opening film of FRAMES of REPRESENTATION 2021, Payal Kapadia’s award-winning immersive work addresses the political complexities of contemporary India.

Films

FRAMES of REPRESENTATION 2021

The ICA’s annual international film festival returns for its sixth edition, dedicated to the works of pioneering filmmakers and researchers in the cinema of the real.

Films

FRAMES of REPRESENTATION 2021

PROGRESSIO 2021

The second edition of the pioneering platform supporting independent filmmakers, as part of FRAMES of REPRESENTATION.

Films

FRAMES of REPRESENTATION 2021

The Sonic Liberation Front + Radio alHara راديو الحارة

FRAMES of REPRESENTATION 2021 partners with the Sonic Liberation Front and Radio alHara راديو الحارة to bring an online radio station, a workshop, and live performances throughout the ten days of the festival.

Films

Passages: a collection of short features by FoR20 filmmakers

Four shorts by directors recently featured at FRAMES of REPRESENTATION: Rosa Barba, Isabel Pagliai, Camilo Restrepo and Ana Vaz.