Our cinemas will be closed for renovations from 13–20 August, reopening 21 August.
During this time, the ICA will be open 12-8pm daily.
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January 2026
Saturday, 31 January
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Daily Programme
Talks & Events
Between Two Worlds: Photography’s Unfixed Future
12:00 PM
The ICA, WePresent and The Messy Truth copresent a one-day salon examining the dual image worlds we navigate today. Hosted by Gem Fletcher, the day brings together artists and photographers including Rene Matić, Elle Pérez, Jack Davison, Hanna Moon, Ronan McKenzie and more.
Exhibitions
Laura Lima: The Drawing Drawing
The Drawing Drawing
is the first solo exhibition in London by Brazilian multidisciplinary artist Laura Lima, bringing together a selection of works spanning the artist's practice, including a new site-specific commission.
Films
UK PREMIERE Fiume o morte!
12:05 PM
Igor Bezinović weaves archive and interview to recount poet and military officer Gabriele D’Annunzio’s radical 1919 occupation of Fiume (Rijeka, Croatia), revealing the stirrings of European fascism in the wake of World War I.
Films
Nouvelle Vague
1:00 PM
8:20 PM
A playful, poignant love letter to cinema, Nouvelle Vague reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s
Breathless
in an exuberant exploration of the youthful rebellion and creative chaos that shaped the French New Wave.
Films
The Voice of Hind Rajab
2:30 PM
Using audio from actual phone conversations, Kaouther Ben Hania’s searing film recounts a day in January 2024 where workers at the Palestine Red Crescent Society struggled to intervene in the preventable murder of Hind Rajab.
Films
London Short Film Festival 2026
Tracing What We Inherit
3:00 PM
How do I see me, when I see you?
Films
Off-Circuit
UK PREMIERE Escape
4:30 PM
A former member of the East Asian Anti-Japanese Armed Front’s 'Scorpion Cell'; Kirishima Satoshi spent decades underground, living quietly under an alias as a wanted fugitive. As he confronts terminal illness in 2024, his years on the run resurface. Juxtaposing these final moments with his own revolutionary past, Adachi Masao portrays Kirishima’s anguish and determination in
Escape
.
Films
London Short Film Festival 2026
Then, Now, Becoming
6:00 PM
Celebrating life in all its forms.
Films
The History of Sound
6:45 PM
Two young music students, Lionel and David, attending the Boston Conservatory in 1917, bond over their shared love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.
Films
No Other Choice
9:10 PM
Looking for a job? When a happy family man is dismissed after twenty-five years of loyal service at a paper company, he finds the perfect solution to land his next role: truly eliminate the competition.
Talks & Events
Between Two Worlds
Session 4: On Future Storytelling
5:30 PM
What is the role of a photographer in today's chaotic media landscape?
Talks & Events
Between Two Worlds
Session 3: On Art Making and Community
4:00 PM
In an era of rising authoritarianism, the work of art is perhaps more consequential than ever. How can we use photography to preserve history?
Talks & Events
Between Two Worlds
Session 2: On PhotoBooks
2:00 PM
Gem Fletcher is joined by Bruno Ceschel (SPBH Editions/Mack), Brian Paul Lamotte (Designer) and Lillian Wilkie (Editor and co-director of Bound Art Book Fair) to explore what is next for PhotoBook publishing.
Talks & Events
Between Two Worlds
Session 1: On Photography And…
12:30 PM
Gem Fletcher is joined by Jack Davison, Ronan Mckenzie, and Hanna Moon, three artists who have taken risks in an attempt to create new models of publishing, exhibiting and making.
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