An unattributed nuclear missile is launched at the US, igniting a chain response to identify the responsible party and to decide on how the nation will respond, in Kathryn Bigelow's latest.

Films in this programme consider how spaces hold the weight of what came before and the traces of what may emerge, moving through landscapes where memory, body and terrain shifts and transforms against time.

When her mother goes missing somewhere in Ireland, artist Myrid Carten returns from London to find her. Her search takes her into a feuding family, a contested house; and a history that threatens to take everyone down, including herself.

These films embody memories: some personal, others inherited or found. At times they’re mesmerising, yet fissures can appear in the depicted recollections. Subjectivity comes into focus. Established narratives are destabilised.

Harris Dickinson’s debut, featuring Frank Dilane in a career-defining role, is a lyrical portrait of youth, loss and fragile resilience though the experience of rough sleeper in London.

Kamal Aljafari returns with a poignant reimagining of Palestinian history – a profound meditation on absence and loss, crafted with quiet integrity.

Every second of Souleymane’s new life in France is precious. Having fled Guinea, his asylum interview looms. He powers through the streets of after dark Paris as a delivery rider, sleeps in hostels and prepares for his make-or-break appointment. 

After leaving her pop idol group and starting a new life as an actress, Mima soon finds herself overwhelmed by a wave of provocative roles that go against her wishes. Before long, a string of murders begins to unfold, targeting those around her…

Richard Linklater recreates the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal feature debut, penning a nostalgic love letter to the rebellious spirit of the French New Wave.