A continuing series spotlighting new films that expand the possibilities of the medium and provide a vision for its future.

An ongoing series presenting rare films from the ICA Archive, screening on original 35mm and 16mm prints.

This film exhibition circuit, coordinated by the Catalan Film Academy, continues its international expansion thanks to the Institut Ramon Llull. From March to August, each month you can enjoy a film that exemplifies the vitality and diversity of Catalan cinema.

For the sixth straight year the ICA Cinema partners with independent film production unit Terratreme to present a selection of contemporary Portuguese cinema.

Detours, fragments and foot notes abound in Matías Piñeiro's beguiling new film, as the poetry of Sappho, the life, death and work of Cesare Pavese and the nature of desire restlessly meld and transform.

Curated by artist Rheim Alkadhi, this film programme accompanies the artist's first UK exhibition Templates for Liberation.

Following the lives of a midwest motorcyle club through the 1960s and 70s, the latest film from Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter) is an engrossing drama starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, the latest film from Agnieszka Holland is a stirring exploration of the collision between idealism and harsh reality.

Victor Iriarte's debut feature is a strikingly original and wholly unconventional film noir encompassing three deaths, two robberies, and a runaway.

The latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman whose missing wife suddenly returns; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability.

Set between past and present, Bye Bye Tiberias pieces together images of today, family footage from the nineties and historical archives to portray four generations of daring Palestinian women who keep their story and legacy alive through the strength of their bonds, despite exile, dispossession, and heartbreak. 

Celebrating its 15th year, London Indian Film Festival showcases Indian and South Asian premieres, classic movies and emerging filmmakers’ shorts.

The festival’s internationally-renowned competition selects emerging filmmakers’ works from South Asia and around the world. All the selected films are, in different ways, felt to enshrine the legendary director Satyajit Ray’s humanist vision and subtlety of story and eye.

An exploration of the historical experiences of Park Soo-nam, born in colonial-era Japan, retracing the journey and the history of ZainichiーKorean in Japan. Screening as a part of Korean Film Nights 2024.

The ICA partners with Project Art Divvy to present Divvy Film Festival London - a showcase of independent films from across South Asia and the diaspora, with filmmakers from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

From acclaimed writer and activist Paul B. Preciado, Orlando, My Political Biography told through the lens of Virginia Woolf’s iconic novel.

Sophia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor, is in a stable if somewhat socially conforming relationship with Xavier, but when she meets Sylvain the craftsman renovating their home, her world is turned upside down.

Winner of the best documentary award at Cannes, Payal Kapadia’s immersive work addresses the political complexities of contemporary India.

A special 16mm print of Alain Resnais' landmark film, screened exclusively for ICA Members and their guests.

A programme of films celebrating the singular work of Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan including Winter Sleep, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia on 35mm and a preview screening of Ceylan's latest film About Dry Grasses.

Artist and filmmaker Pierre Creton's latest film is an erotic and sensual study of the natural world that charts the journey of Pierre-Joseph, a young man studying at a gardening school.

Often overlooked, filmmaker Lorenza Mazzetti was a co-founder of the influential Free Cinema movement and a Cannes prize winner, this British Academy-funded film reevaluates her cultural significance reconnecting her work with the European modernist tradition.

Directed by David Schickele, Bushman follows Gabriel (Paul Elam Nzie Okpokam), a young Nigerian, living in San Francisco. Lovestruck and culturally stranded he faces the harsh realities of life in the 60’s.

Ramón and Céline are a young couple that attended a concert at the Bataclan theatre in Paris on the fateful night of November 13, 2015. They survive the attack, but when they leave the theatre, they are no longer the same. 

Filmmaker, Julian Cole first met Gilbert & George when he modelled for them in 1986. His intimate and moving portrait filmed over 18 years, reveals the individuals behind the living sculptures. Followed by a conversation with Gilbert & George and Julian Cole

In 1966, Marguerite Duras, already a prolific writer of novels, plays and screenplays, turned to filmmaking, co-directing the first of her nineteen films. In collaboration with Another Gaze Editions, the ICA presents a full retrospective of her shorts, features and televisual work,  alongside several works she wrote, or to which she lent her voice.

From acclaimed director Levan Akin (And Then We Danced), Crossing is a moving and tender tale of identity, acceptance and unlikely connection that transcends borders and generations. 

From filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Winter Sleep, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia) comes a daring tale of betrayal, accusations and desire.

This omnibus film began as a community project in 2004, and this special screening celebrates its 20th anniversary. Presented jointly by London LGBTQ+ Community Centre and Queer East.

From filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Winter Sleep, Once Upon a Time in Anatolia) comes a daring tale of betrayal, accusations and desire.

Set in El Eco (The Echo), a remote village in the Mexico highlands, the latest film from acclaimed director Tatiana Huezo is a poetic portrait of the daily lives of three families which won the 2023 Berlinale Documentary Award.

This Machine That Kills Bad People screening features two films about women who possess desires to murder men: The Smiling Madame Beudet (1923) by avant-garde filmmaker Germaine Dulac, and A Question of Silence (1982), written and directed by Dutch filmmaker Marleen Gorris.