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Thu 21 September, 8:15pm: Where Is the Friend's House?

Thu 21 September, 8:15pm: Where Is the Friend's House?

A boy searches for the home of his classmate, whose school notebook he has accidentally taken – and transforms it into a miraculous child’s-eye adventure of the everyday.
Fri 22 September, 8:15pm: Institute Benjamenta

Fri 22 September, 8:15pm: Institute Benjamenta

This striking live action feature from the master animators is a beautifully realised anti-fairy tale. The Quay Brothers' visionary style breathes life into every corner of this fragile world, which shimmers with luminous energy and hypnotic beauty.
Sat 23 September, 6pm: Content Anxiety Programme 1

Sat 23 September, 6pm: Content Anxiety Programme 1

Mysterious transmissions, long-forgotten video posts, frozen images lodged in the mind, animation erupting from the unconscious; this selection of films highlights the work of four artists, each operating with a highly distinctive and personal approach.
Sat 23 September, 8pm: Content Anxiety Programme 2

Sat 23 September, 8pm: Content Anxiety Programme 2

The first piece in the puzzle of artist Daniel & Clara's Avebury Imaginary project, Notes From a Journey uses images and sounds captured during a journey through the British countryside to Avebury stone circle as the material for an exploration at the edges of human perception and reality.
Sun 24 September, 6:30pm Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Sun 24 September, 6:30pm Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

Pioneering William Greaves presides over a beleaguered film crew in New York’s Central Park, leaving them to try to figure out what kind of movie they’re making. Yet this wildly innovative sixties counterculture landmark remains one of the most tightly focused and insightful movies ever made about making movies.
Sun 24 September, 8:15pm Sven Klang's Quintet

Sun 24 September, 8:15pm Sven Klang's Quintet

Voted by Swedish film critics as one of the "25 greatest Swedish films ever", Stellan Olsson's tender drama is based on Henric Holmberg and Ninne Olsson’s play, about a small dance band in the late 50s.

Calendar

Fri 22 Sep 8:15pm
Institute Benjamenta
Sat 23 Sep 6:00pm
Content Anxiety: Programme One
Sat 23 Sep 8:00pm
Content Anxiety: Programme Two
Sun 24 Sep 8:15pm
Sven Klang's Quintet
Fri 29 Sep 8:15pm
See You Friday, Robinson
Sat 30 Sep 6:15pm
Il Posto