The playfully intelligent and evocative films of singular Canadian filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz often unfold like off-beat detective stories, with Bohdanowicz's own family history the mystery to be investigated and explored. 

Working as a director, writer, cinematographer, editor, and producer, often in collaboration with actor Deragh Campbell, Bohdanowicz has made four acclaimed features and ten short films. At the centre of this extensive body of work sits an invigoratingly independent and unconventional film series centred upon a curious young woman named Audrey Benac, Bohdanowicz's on-screen alter-ego, embodied by frequent collaborator Deragh Campbell.

Across three features and two shorts to date, Audrey Benac takes on the role of archival detective, digging through the fragments and layers of her own and Bohdanowicz's family history, creating an intriguing interplay between documentary and fiction that feels constantly in flux.

We are delighted to present a selection of Sofia Bohdanowicz's work at the ICA, including the entirety of the Audrey Benac series, and to welcome Sofia Bohdanowicz for an in-person Q&A following the UK Premiere of A Woman Escapes on Thursday 1 February.

Tue 30 January, 8.30pm
Never Eat Alone + Maison du Bonheur
This double bill brings together Sofia Bohdanowicz's debut feature and first entry in the Audrey Benac series, alongside a captivating portrait of Parisian astrologer Juliane and her beautiful Haussmannian apartment.



Wed 31 January, 8.40pm
Audrey Benac, Archival Detective
Audrey Benac encounters the work of a once world-famous violinist, explores the letters of her great-grandmother and comes to terms with the loss of a close friend, in these three remarkable films by filmmaker Sofia Bohdanowicz.



Thu 1 February, 6.45pm
UK PREMIERE A Woman Escapes in 3D + Q&A
While grieving the loss of her friend, Audrey begins an unusual correspondence with two filmmakers in Sofia Bohdanowicz, Burak Çevik and Blake Williams’ formally inventive collaboration.