Institute of Contemporary Arts
Films
12:00 PM
21 – 23 September
Painfully Funny: The Films of Elaine May
The Badlands Collective and ICA present four features by maverick and long overlooked director Elaine May.
Exhibitions
12:00 PM
3 October 2018 – 13 January 2019
Metahaven: VERSION HISTORY
The first solo exhibition in a major UK institution, featuring a new moving-image commission 
Films
12:00 PM
10 – 21 October
BFI London Film Festival 2018
25 features. 77 countries. 14 cinemas. 12 days. One Festival.
Films
12:20 PM
Fri, 21 September
In Praise of Nothing
A satirical essay-film told from the perspective of Nothing, narrated by Iggy Pop and shot by 62 cinematographers in 70 countries.
Films
12:30 PM
Fri, 21 September
Quincy
A partial story of the US entertainment industry through the life of Quincy Jones.
Films
2:00 PM
Fri, 21 September
Cold War
Paweł Pawlikowski’s epic romance is a dreamlike journey through a continent divided by World War II.
Films
3:10 PM
Fri, 21 September
Wajib
A Palestinian drama following a father and son around Nazareth amid preparations for a family wedding.
Films
4:00 PM
Fri, 21 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
The personal story of British rapper and activist M.I.A., from Tamil resistance politics to pop.
Films
5:10 PM
Fri, 21 September
Cold War
Films
6:30 PM
Fri, 21 September
Painfully Funny: The Films of Elaine May
A New Leaf
May’s directorial debut is a marvel of comic invention complete with romance, class satire and betrayal.
Films
7:00 PM
Fri, 21 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Films
8:50 PM
Fri, 21 September
Climax
A dance rehearsal turns into a series of traumatic scenes after a bad trip on LSD.
Films
8:55 PM
Fri, 21 September
Faces Places
Collaborators Agnès Varda and JR traverse the countryside in a cine-van documenting French working-class life.
Films
12:20 PM
Sat, 22 September
In Praise of Nothing
Films
12:30 PM
Sat, 22 September
Quincy
Films
2:00 PM
Sat, 22 September
Cold War
Films
3:10 PM
Sat, 22 September
Wajib
Films
4:00 PM
Sat, 22 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Films
5:10 PM
Sat, 22 September
Cold War
Films
6:30 PM
Sat, 22 September
Painfully Funny: The Films of Elaine May
The Heartbreak Kid
One of the great American romantic comedies, May’s film dismantles the genre’s tropes one by one.
Films
7:00 PM
Sat, 22 September
Faces Places
Films
8:50 PM
Sat, 22 September
Climax
Films
9:00 PM
Sat, 22 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Films
12:15 PM
Sun, 23 September
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Desiree Akhavan’s coming-of-age clash between evangelical Christianity and gender non-conforming teens, set in 1990s Montana.
Films
12:30 PM
Sun, 23 September
Quincy
Films
2:00 PM
Sun, 23 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Films
3:05 PM
Sun, 23 September
Faces Places
Films
4:00 PM
Sun, 23 September
Painfully Funny: The Films of Elaine May
Mikey and Nicky
Peter Falk and John Cassavetes star as gangsters on the run in May’s pitiless examination of masculinity.
Films
5:00 PM
Sun, 23 September
Cold War
Films
6:30 PM
Sun, 23 September
Painfully Funny: The Films of Elaine May
Ishtar
Initially a flop, May’s 1987 takedown of Reaganite policy is a film whose time has come.
Films
7:00 PM
Sun, 23 September
Climax
Films
8:50 PM
Sun, 23 September
Wajib
Films
9:00 PM
Sun, 23 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Films
12:30 PM
Tue, 25 September
Quincy
Films
1:30 PM
Tue, 25 September
In Praise of Nothing
Films
3:05 PM
Tue, 25 September
Cold War
Films
3:30 PM
Tue, 25 September
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Films
5:00 PM
Tue, 25 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Films
5:15 PM
Tue, 25 September
Cold War
Films
6:55 PM
Tue, 25 September
Wajib
Films
7:00 PM
Tue, 25 September
Faces Places
Films
8:50 PM
Tue, 25 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Films
8:55 PM
Tue, 25 September
Climax
Films
12:30 PM
Wed, 26 September
Quincy
Films
1:40 PM
Wed, 26 September
Cold War
Films
3:10 PM
Wed, 26 September
Wajib
Films
3:30 PM
Wed, 26 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Films
5:10 PM
Wed, 26 September
Cold War
Films
7:00 PM
Wed, 26 September
Faces Places
Films
8:55 PM
Wed, 26 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Films
9:15 PM
Wed, 26 September
Climax
Films
12:30 PM
Thu, 27 September
Quincy
Films
1:10 PM
Thu, 27 September
Cold War
Films
3:00 PM
Thu, 27 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Films
3:20 PM
Thu, 27 September
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Films
5:05 PM
Thu, 27 September
Wajib
Films
5:10 PM
Thu, 27 September
Cold War
Talks & Learning
6:30 PM
Thu, 27 September
Shadow Sistxrs Fight Club: ELEMENTS Series
A five-week self-defence series, each session focusing on a different element: earth, air, fire, water and spirit.
Films
6:50 PM
Thu, 27 September
Cold War
Films
7:00 PM
Thu, 27 September
Faces Places
Films
8:50 PM
Thu, 27 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
Films
8:55 PM
Thu, 27 September
Climax
Live
7:00 PM
Fri, 28 September
QUEENS ROW
A new play by celebrated New York director and playwright Richard Maxwell.
Live
7:00 PM
Sat, 29 September
QUEENS ROW
Talks & Learning
2:00 PM
Mon, 1 October
Chelsea Manning in conversation with James Bridle
Technologist Chelsea Manning is in conversation with artist and writer James Bridle, discussing the rise of artificial intelligence and the role of AI in public policy, the state of the data economy, and the issues faced by transgender people today.
Live
7:00 PM
Wed, 3 October
QUEENS ROW
Talks & Learning
6:30 PM
Thu, 4 October
Shadow Sistxrs Fight Club: ELEMENTS Series
Live
7:00 PM
Thu, 4 October
QUEENS ROW
Live
7:00 PM
Fri, 5 October
QUEENS ROW
Live
7:00 PM
Sat, 6 October
QUEENS ROW
Talks & Learning
6:30 PM
Thu, 11 October
Shadow Sistxrs Fight Club: ELEMENTS Series
Live
7:00 PM
Thu, 11 October
QUEENS ROW
Live
7:00 PM
Fri, 12 October
QUEENS ROW
Live
7:00 PM
Sat, 13 October
QUEENS ROW
Talks & Learning
6:30 PM
Thu, 18 October
Shadow Sistxrs Fight Club: ELEMENTS Series
Talks & Learning
2:00 PM
Thu, 25 October
FLAMIN PRODUCTIONS: How to apply
A FLAMIN introduction to applying to the FLAMIN PRODUCTIONS artists’ moving image commissioning scheme.
Films
12:00 PM
10 – 21 October
BFI London Film Festival 2018
25 features. 77 countries. 14 cinemas. 12 days. One Festival.
12:00 PM
21 – 23 September
Painfully Funny: The Films of Elaine May
The Badlands Collective and ICA present four features by maverick and long overlooked director Elaine May.
12:20 PM
Fri, 21 September
In Praise of Nothing
A satirical essay-film told from the perspective of Nothing, narrated by Iggy Pop and shot by 62 cinematographers in 70 countries.
12:30 PM
Fri, 21 September
Quincy
A partial story of the US entertainment industry through the life of Quincy Jones.
2:00 PM
Fri, 21 September
Cold War
Paweł Pawlikowski’s epic romance is a dreamlike journey through a continent divided by World War II.
3:10 PM
Fri, 21 September
Wajib
A Palestinian drama following a father and son around Nazareth amid preparations for a family wedding.
4:00 PM
Fri, 21 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
The personal story of British rapper and activist M.I.A., from Tamil resistance politics to pop.
5:10 PM
Fri, 21 September
Cold War
6:30 PM
Fri, 21 September
Painfully Funny: The Films of Elaine May
A New Leaf
May’s directorial debut is a marvel of comic invention complete with romance, class satire and betrayal.
7:00 PM
Fri, 21 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
8:50 PM
Fri, 21 September
Climax
A dance rehearsal turns into a series of traumatic scenes after a bad trip on LSD.
8:55 PM
Fri, 21 September
Faces Places
Collaborators Agnès Varda and JR traverse the countryside in a cine-van documenting French working-class life.
12:20 PM
Sat, 22 September
In Praise of Nothing
12:30 PM
Sat, 22 September
Quincy
2:00 PM
Sat, 22 September
Cold War
3:10 PM
Sat, 22 September
Wajib
4:00 PM
Sat, 22 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
5:10 PM
Sat, 22 September
Cold War
6:30 PM
Sat, 22 September
Painfully Funny: The Films of Elaine May
The Heartbreak Kid
One of the great American romantic comedies, May’s film dismantles the genre’s tropes one by one.
7:00 PM
Sat, 22 September
Faces Places
8:50 PM
Sat, 22 September
Climax
9:00 PM
Sat, 22 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
12:15 PM
Sun, 23 September
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Desiree Akhavan’s coming-of-age clash between evangelical Christianity and gender non-conforming teens, set in 1990s Montana.
12:30 PM
Sun, 23 September
Quincy
2:00 PM
Sun, 23 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
3:05 PM
Sun, 23 September
Faces Places
4:00 PM
Sun, 23 September
Painfully Funny: The Films of Elaine May
Mikey and Nicky
Peter Falk and John Cassavetes star as gangsters on the run in May’s pitiless examination of masculinity.
5:00 PM
Sun, 23 September
Cold War
6:30 PM
Sun, 23 September
Painfully Funny: The Films of Elaine May
Ishtar
Initially a flop, May’s 1987 takedown of Reaganite policy is a film whose time has come.
7:00 PM
Sun, 23 September
Climax
8:50 PM
Sun, 23 September
Wajib
9:00 PM
Sun, 23 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
12:30 PM
Tue, 25 September
Quincy
1:30 PM
Tue, 25 September
In Praise of Nothing
3:05 PM
Tue, 25 September
Cold War
3:30 PM
Tue, 25 September
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
5:00 PM
Tue, 25 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
5:15 PM
Tue, 25 September
Cold War
6:55 PM
Tue, 25 September
Wajib
7:00 PM
Tue, 25 September
Faces Places
8:50 PM
Tue, 25 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
8:55 PM
Tue, 25 September
Climax
12:30 PM
Wed, 26 September
Quincy
1:40 PM
Wed, 26 September
Cold War
3:10 PM
Wed, 26 September
Wajib
3:30 PM
Wed, 26 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
5:10 PM
Wed, 26 September
Cold War
7:00 PM
Wed, 26 September
Faces Places
8:55 PM
Wed, 26 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
9:15 PM
Wed, 26 September
Climax
12:30 PM
Thu, 27 September
Quincy
1:10 PM
Thu, 27 September
Cold War
3:00 PM
Thu, 27 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
3:20 PM
Thu, 27 September
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
5:05 PM
Thu, 27 September
Wajib
5:10 PM
Thu, 27 September
Cold War
6:50 PM
Thu, 27 September
Cold War
7:00 PM
Thu, 27 September
Faces Places
8:50 PM
Thu, 27 September
MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.
8:55 PM
Thu, 27 September
Climax