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.

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

A special programme of three films celebrating the work of American filmmaker Whit Stillman.

A second chance to explore a selection of South Korean filmmaker Hong Sangsoo's work, from our recent major retrospective.

Made on discarded film stock and released in 1997, the year of Hong Kong’s handover, Made in Hong Kong by Fruit Chan follows alienated youth trapped in cycles of violence.

A double-bill screening programmed by the Machine That Kills Bad People featuring Mitchell's Death and The Cannibals.

With its annual celebration of emerging filmmakers and the art of short filmmaking, the London Short Film Festival (LSFF) returns for its 22nd edition, taking place 17th - 26th January 2025 across London’s most iconic screens and venues, alongside arts and community spaces and a community-hopping mobile cinema bus.

Using never-seen-before interrogation footage, this investigation of Benjamin Netanyahu and his inner circle provides an unflinching gaze into the private world behind the headlines. 

As the 2021 UK national lockdown drags on, increasingly isolated theatre actors Sam and Mark spend their days in the online world of Grand Theft Auto. When they have an idea to stage a full production of Hamlet within the game.

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s stunning sophomore feature – which follows ICA Distribution project A Night of Knowing Nothing (2021) – is a profound meditation on urban migration and dislocation.

Johan Grimonprez’s film essay, anchored by the rhythm of American jazz, reveals disturbing truths about the decolonial struggle between global political powers.

A man quits work to care for dying grandmother, motivated by her wealth, scheming to win her favour before she dies.

Nickel Boys tells the story of Elwood Curtis, a young African-American boy sent to the Nickel Academy after he is falsely accused of a crime. There he meets Turner, and the two form a close friendship trying to survive the horrors of the school.

A film and installation project by artist, filmmaker, and writer Arjuna Neuman and philosopher Denise Ferreira da Silva. Filmed in the Atacama desert it explores the entanglements and overlaps of historical events, past present and future, in this site. 

The UK’s biggest festival of Japanese cinema, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP), returns to the ICA for it's latest installment.

While Chisako (Anne) is visiting her dementia-stricken estranged father (OKUDA Eiji), she encounters a boy (NAKASU Toma) who has lost his memory. Spotting signs of child abuse on his body, Chisako decides to pretend to be his mother, but the destructive consequences of her lie begin to close in…

Set against the backdrop of the Nuremberg Trials, The Memory of Justice (1976) raises urgent questions about violence, war, and justice that are still relevant today. This special screening, introduced by international lawyer Professor Philippe Sands Hon FBA.