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September 2026

Thursday, 10 September

Daily Programme

Films

Sherman's March

Sherman’s March, winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at Sundance in 1987, is Ross McElwee’s monumental documentary weaving together observations on his journey through the American South, General Tecumseh Sherman and intimate reflections on his own search for love in the nuclear age.

Films

Vittorio Cottafavi's emotionally complex 1954 melodrama follows Liana, a young architecture graduate on the cusp of marriage, who becomes convinced she shouldn't live a life in service of a man. Instead, she leaves for Amalfi, where she embarks on an affair.

Films

Soldier Girls + Q&A

Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill’s riveting documentary, shot over 3 months, following a group of women going through basic training for the US Army. Screening as a part of Contemporary Films 75th Anniversary celebration.

Films

UK PREMIERE
Pin de Fartie + Q&A

A playful spin on theatrical adaptation, Alejo Moguillansky's latest film is a delightfully imaginative take on Samuel Beckett's Fin de Partie, punctuated by music, tennis, and another exceptional turn by Laura Paredes.

Live

GHOSTWOMAN + Desert Liminal

There is no reason for GHOSTWOMAN’s fourth album to exist. Welcome to the Civilized World is born to a broken world; a corrupt inheritance – Evan Uschenko and Ille van Dessel are under no illusions about its futility – and yet, this thing is alive. It’s an allergic reaction to the times we are living in. Support from Desert Liminal.

Films

Willem Defoe plays Ed Saxberger, a forgotten New York poet, who is sought out by a coterie of twentysomething admirers who anoint him as a rediscovered genius. Kent Jones's thoughtful, witty film is a wistful yet unromantic look at a lost idea of downtown New York.