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Films
Institute of Contemporary Arts
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The Human Comedy
The Cinema of Hong Sangsoo
25 October – 8 December 2024
With his incisive and humorous explorations of infidelity, artistic endeavour, and communication (or lack thereof), South Korean filmmaker Hong Sangsoo's narratively concise and formally radical work has marked him out as not only contemporary cinema’s most prolific filmmaker but also its most inventive.
London Palestine Film Festival 2024
16 – 24 November 2024
London Palestine Film Festival (LPFF) presents its 2024 edition with a selection of recently released titles alongside favorites from throughout the years. We aim to present stories of political realities as experienced by Palestinians at home and in the diaspora through the creative lens of cinema. 
The Human Comedy
The Cinema of Hong Sangsoo
Introduction
Thu, 21 November
At the centre of Hong Sangsoo's twenty-fifth feature as director and his first as cinematographer, sit a series of intergenerational interactions, as Youngho, a young man on the brink of adulthood, questions the direction his life is taking.
Off-Circuit
C'est pas moi + Q&A with Denis Lavant
22 – 28 November 2024
Both a deeply personal journey through cinema and a caustic examination of the power and politics of image-making, Leos Carax's C'est pas moi is an exhilaratingly free-form act of self portraiture that draws inspiration from Rimbaud, Godard and Tintin alike.
London Migration Film Festival
Black Tea + Q&A
Sat, 23 November
Disconsolate Ivorian bride Aya abandons her groom at their wedding, then promptly moves to the Chinese city of Guangzhou where she finds work in a tea shop owned by a divorced trader.
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Weekly cinema releases
Snow Leopard
22 – 28 November 2024
When a local snow leopard claims the lives of nine rams belonging to a herder, tensions escalate as the herder seeks retribution while his father, monk brother and law enforcement advocate to save the leopard at all costs.
The Man With a Thousand Faces
22 – 28 November 2024
Filmmaker Sonia Kronlund investigates a man hiding himself behind so many identities, through the eyes of his victims.
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point
15 – 24 November 2024
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point sees four generations of the Balsano family gather for what may be the last Christmas in their family home in small-town Long Island.
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
15 – 26 November 2024
Johan Grimonprez’s film essay, anchored by the rhythm of American jazz, reveals disturbing truths about the decolonial struggle between global political powers.
Memories of a Burning Body
15 – 23 November 2024
Raised in a repressive era where sexuality was taboo, Ana, Patricia, and Mayela found their understanding of womanhood based on unspoken rules and implicit impositions. Now, their fearless voices incarnate in a single 65-year-old woman, who revisits a kaleidoscopic life of intertwined memories, secrets, and hidden desires.
No Other Land
8 – 27 November 2024
For half a decade, Basel Adra, a Palestinian activist, films his community of Masafer Yatta being destroyed by Israel's occupation, as he builds an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.
Bird
8 – 24 November 2024
The latest cinematic venture from Academy Award-winning auteur Andrea Arnold (American Honey, Fish Tank) is a bold and evocative exploration of a fractured world told through the untainted eyes of youth. 
Off-Circuit
UK PREMIERE
True Chronicles of the Blida Joinville Psychiatric Hospital in the Last Century, when Dr Frantz Fanon Was Head of the Fifth Ward between 1953 and 1956
3 – 28 November 2024
Set in 1953 at a psychiatric clinic in Blida, Algeria, and shot on location, the film follows Frantz Fanon, a young black psychiatrist, as he is appointed head doctor.
Anora
1 – 27 November 2024
This year’s boisterous Palme d’Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival is a New York odyssey that is the most immersive and accomplished comic adventure yet from American original Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Red Rocket, Tangerine). 
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Burning Man: Art on Fire
6 September – 11 December 2024
An inspirational insight into the spectacular art at the center of this annual celebration, Burning Man: Art on Fire, directed by BAFTA winner Gerald Fox, follows the unpredictable journey of the artists who defy reason to bring their massive installations and sculptures to the punishing Nevada desert.
Geumhyung Jeong: Under Construction
Film Programme
2 October – 7 December 2024
Curated by artist Geumhyung Jeong, this film programme accompanies the artist's exhibition Under Construction.
Wilding + Q&A
Tue, 26 November
Based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book, Wilding tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing estate. The beginning of an experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe.
PUNISHMENT
Thu, 28 November
PUNISHMENT marks the second instalment of the Lates series; an exploration of fetishistic desire, curated by Harlan and Helena Whittingham in collaboration with the Bishopsgate Institute’s UK Fetish Archive.
All We Imagine as Light + Q&A
Fri, 29 November
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s stunning sophomore feature – which follows ICA Distribution project A Night of Knowing Nothing (2021) – is a profound meditation on urban migration and dislocation.
Mondays for Members: Prénom Carmen
Mon, 2 December
A rare opportunity to see Jean-Luc Godard's radical reinvention of Bizet's opera, screening exclusively for ICA Members and their guests.
Armenian Film Festival London
6 – 8 December 2024
The Armenian Film Festival London is the first London-based annual festival celebrating Armenian culture and creative potential. It aims to showcase the best emerging and classic filmmaking from the Republic of Armenia and the Diaspora. 
Film Undone:
BASTA. Films that don't exist do exist.
Fri, 6 December
In this performance-lecture, researcher and curator Léa Morin brings together an assemblage of absent images and marginalised cinematic narratives. Followed by a conversation with Philip Widmann and a presentation of the book Film Undone - Elements of a Latent Cinema (Archive Books 2024).
A Bertrand Mandico double bill:
Conann + Q&A
Sat, 7 December
In a barbaric fantasy sci-fi trip through time, sword-and-sorcery mythology is bent, fractured, and gender-swapped by master visionary Bertrand Mandico.
A Bertrand Mandico double bill:
The Wild Boys + Introduction
Sat, 7 December
Bertrand Mandico's debut feature tells the tale of five adolescents drawn to crime, transgressions and genderfluidity, shot in gorgeous 16mm.
All Shall Be Well + Q&A
Sun, 8 December
Winner of the Teddy Award at Berlinale, All Shall Be Well offers a nuanced and compassionate look into elderly queer lives, grief, and resilience in the face of indignity.
Celluloid Sunday
The Big Parade on 35mm
Sun, 8 December
A battle-toughened Chinese drill sergeant is assigned to whip a ragtag group of raw recruits into a perfect marching unit in this sophomore feature film by acclaimed filmmaker Chen Kaige. Showing on an original 35mm print from the ICA Archive.
PREVIEW The Bibi Files
Thu, 12 December
Using never-seen-before interrogation footage, this investigation of Benjamin Netanyahu and his inner circle provides an unflinching gaze into the private world behind the headlines. 
Jean-Luc Godard Scénario(s):
Film Programme
14 – 22 December 2024
A curated programme of works by Jean-Luc Godard, spanning six decades, further contextualising his legacy in both film and visual art. 
Ultra Violet Neon Planet
Sat, 14 December
A shared voice with no words. Ultra Violet Neon Planet is a film documenting the cultural origins of bleep, a subgenre of house and techno developed in Sheffield, Leeds and Bradford in the late 1980's.
Jean-Luc Godard: Scénario(s)
14 – 22 December 2024
A unique exploration of the final creative work of cinema’s great innovator, Jean-Luc Godard. Appearing in exhibition format, Scénario(s) will see Godard’s last two films, including the UK premiere of his final work, Scénarios (2024), installed in the ICA's upper galleries alongside his extensive creative notebooks, offering a rare glimpse into the artist’s reflective process, blurring the lines between film, visual art, and philosophy.