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Wednesday, 27 May
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
Genuine Fake Premium Economy:
Jenna Bliss, Buck Ellison & Jasmine Gregory
Through satirising, staging or appropriating the real, these artists probe what effect this post-2008 era of financial collapse has had on societal myths of fairness and progress under capitalism.
Films
Eagles of the Republic
2:00 PM
8:30 PM
A taut political thriller from the director of Cairo Conspiracy, Tarik Saleh's latest film centres upon Egypt’s most adored actor, George El-Nabawi, who on the verge of losing everything finds himself forced to accept an offer he can’t refuse.
Films
Off-Circuit
UK PREMIERE
Tycoon + Q&A
6:30 PM
Charlotte Zhang's mesmerising debut feature effortlessly merges forms and formats to craft a paranoid spiral into a city on the brink, as Los Angeles is encircled by militarized policing, meat shortages and cockroach infestations on the eve of the 2028 Olympics.
Talks & Engagement
Talk + Screening
Cruising by William Friedkin
6:45 PM
A screening of Cruising (1980), directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino, presented in celebration of the publication of Sex, Clubs, Dissent: Visualising Queer Nightlife by Amelia Abraham. Abraham will be joined in conversation by writer Asa Seresin to discuss the film’s evolving place within queer cinema history.
Live
Gently Tender
7:30 PM
Gently Tender are a South London 6 piece band formed from the ashes of Palma Violets. Their sound is inspired by the British countryside - an indie rock band with lush harmonies and pastoral melodies - touching on folk, punk and soul. 
Films
Hen
9:00 PM
Told entirely from the perspective of its avian protagonist, following a chicken who escapes an industrial farm only to find herself navigating the pecking order of a crumbling seaside restaurant in Greece.