Highlights
Exhibitions
Freedom and Friendship
15 – 29 August 2019
A group exhibition exploring voice, political expression and notions of home, featuring work by students from the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants.
Films
The Invisibles: The Work of Eugenio Polgovsky
25 August – 1 September 2019
The first UK retrospective dedicated to the work of Mexican documentary filmmaker Eugenio Polgovsky.
Talks & Learning
Of Animacy Reading Group: Non-ableist Cyborg Politics
Tue, 20 August
Of Animacy reconvenes to consider Alison Kafer’s critical account of cyborg theories from the perspective of disability studies.
Live
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
13 – 25 August 2019
A live programme of music, performance, spoken word, talks and workshops led by Philadelphia-based interdisciplinary artists Black Quantum Futurism.
Saturday, 17 August
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
12:00 PM
Freedom and Friendship
A group exhibition exploring voice, political expression and notions of home, featuring work by students from the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants.
Films
12:30 PM
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
The tangled love affair between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen is explored in Nick Broomfield’s poignant documentary.
Films
2:00 PM
The Chambermaid
Lila Avilés’ debut feature follows the routines of a young hotel worker in a Mexico City luxury high-rise.
Talks & Learning
2:00 PM
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
Black Quantum Futurism × East End Sisters Uncut: Community Futurisms – Gentrification and Temporal-Spatial Warfare
Artists Black Quantum Futurism and feminist direct action group East End Sisters Uncut present a workshop examining housing futures.
Films
2:30 PM
Transit
German auteur Christian Petzold’s conceptually ambitious Transit depicts the moral failings of Europe past and present.
Films
4:00 PM
Djon África
Born in Portugal to Cape Verdean parents, 25-year-old Djon África embarks on a journey to discover his roots.
Films
4:30 PM
Adoption
Celebrated as the first Berlinale Golden Bear awarded to a female director, Márta Mészáros’ Adoption (1975) is a powerful meditation on agency and womanhood.
Films
6:00 PM
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
The tangled love affair between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen is explored in Nick Broomfield’s poignant documentary.
Live
6:00 PM
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
Black Quantum Futurism × D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem: High Priestess of the Intergalactic Federation, Special Envoy to Mars
D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem presents an interactive performance-lecture-experience followed by a performance by Black Quantum Futurism.
Films
6:20 PM
Leto
Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov charts the rise to fame of Soviet rock pioneer Viktor Tsoi in this freewheeling snapshot of youthful rebellion in 1980s Leningrad.
Films
8:00 PM
Never Look Away
An Academy Award-nominated drama from renowned German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
Films
8:50 PM
Transit
German auteur Christian Petzold’s conceptually ambitious Transit depicts the moral failings of Europe past and present.
Sunday, 18 August
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
12:00 PM
Freedom and Friendship
A group exhibition exploring voice, political expression and notions of home, featuring work by students from the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants.
Films
12:30 PM
The Chambermaid
Lila Avilés’ debut feature follows the routines of a young hotel worker in a Mexico City luxury high-rise.
Films
12:35 PM
Djon África
Born in Portugal to Cape Verdean parents, 25-year-old Djon África embarks on a journey to discover his roots.
Films
2:30 PM
Transit
German auteur Christian Petzold’s conceptually ambitious Transit depicts the moral failings of Europe past and present.
Films
2:35 PM
Stones Have Laws
An immersive initiation into the life of a Maroon community in the former Dutch colony of Suriname.
Films
4:30 PM
Une Femme Douce
Fifty years after its first release, this digital restoration of Robert Bresson’s first colour film is a testament to the director’s cinematic poise.
Films
5:00 PM
Never Look Away
An Academy Award-nominated drama from renowned German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
Films
6:20 PM
Leto
Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov charts the rise to fame of Soviet rock pioneer Viktor Tsoi in this freewheeling snapshot of youthful rebellion in 1980s Leningrad.
Live
7:00 PM
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
Nkisi and Moor Mother: New and Old Sounds
An improvised performance by London-based producer, musician, DJ and curator Nkisi followed by a live set by electronic musician and poet Moor Mother.
Films
8:30 PM
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
The tangled love affair between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen is explored in Nick Broomfield’s poignant documentary.
Films
8:50 PM
Transit
German auteur Christian Petzold’s conceptually ambitious Transit depicts the moral failings of Europe past and present.
Monday, 19 August
The ICA is closed on Mondays.
Tuesday, 20 August
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
12:00 PM
Freedom and Friendship
A group exhibition exploring voice, political expression and notions of home, featuring work by students from the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants.
Films
2:25 PM
Une Femme Douce
Fifty years after its first release, this digital restoration of Robert Bresson’s first colour film is a testament to the director’s cinematic poise.
Films
2:30 PM
The Chambermaid
Lila Avilés’ debut feature follows the routines of a young hotel worker in a Mexico City luxury high-rise.
Films
4:15 PM
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
The tangled love affair between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen is explored in Nick Broomfield’s poignant documentary.
Films
4:30 PM
Djon África
Born in Portugal to Cape Verdean parents, 25-year-old Djon África embarks on a journey to discover his roots.
Films
6:20 PM
Leto
Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov charts the rise to fame of Soviet rock pioneer Viktor Tsoi in this freewheeling snapshot of youthful rebellion in 1980s Leningrad.
Films
6:35 PM
Stones Have Laws
An immersive initiation into the life of a Maroon community in the former Dutch colony of Suriname.
Talks & Learning
7:00 PM
Of Animacy Reading Group: Non-ableist Cyborg Politics
Of Animacy reconvenes to consider Alison Kafer’s critical account of cyborg theories from the perspective of disability studies.
Films
8:45 PM
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
The tangled love affair between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen is explored in Nick Broomfield’s poignant documentary.
Films
8:50 PM
Transit
German auteur Christian Petzold’s conceptually ambitious Transit depicts the moral failings of Europe past and present.
Wednesday, 21 August
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
12:00 PM
Freedom and Friendship
A group exhibition exploring voice, political expression and notions of home, featuring work by students from the Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants.
Films
12:30 PM
Never Look Away
An Academy Award-nominated drama from renowned German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
Films
1:45 PM
American Factory
A deep dive into a post-industrial Ohio, where a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in the husk of an abandoned General Motors plant and hires two thousand blue-collar Americans.
Films
4:00 PM
Djon África
Born in Portugal to Cape Verdean parents, 25-year-old Djon África embarks on a journey to discover his roots.
Films
4:05 PM
Transit
German auteur Christian Petzold’s conceptually ambitious Transit depicts the moral failings of Europe past and present.
Films
6:20 PM
Leto
Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov charts the rise to fame of Soviet rock pioneer Viktor Tsoi in this freewheeling snapshot of youthful rebellion in 1980s Leningrad.
Films
6:35 PM
The Chambermaid
Lila Avilés’ debut feature follows the routines of a young hotel worker in a Mexico City luxury high-rise.
Live
7:00 PM
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
Elaine Mitchener and the Rolling Calf
Led by vocalist Elaine Mitchener, The Rolling Calf trio perform improvised electroacoustic scores alongside screenings of seminal experimental films
Films
8:50 PM
Transit
German auteur Christian Petzold’s conceptually ambitious Transit depicts the moral failings of Europe past and present.
Films
8:55 PM
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
The tangled love affair between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen is explored in Nick Broomfield’s poignant documentary.
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