Open City Documentary Festival 2025

Tue 6 May 2025, 18:30

Join us for the opening night of Open City Documentary Festival 2025 featuring the UK premiere of Maeve Brennan’s latest film Siticulosa.

Thu 8 May 2025, 18:30

One of the great films of Ogawa Productions, the culmination of a long cycle of documentaries on the conflicts at Sanrizuka in Japan, and a meditation on peasant lifein the village.

Fri 9 May 2025, 18:30

This programme brings together four new works by UK-based artists Chiemi Shimada, Luke Fowler, Morgan Quaintance and Corin Sworn who will all be present for a post-screening discussion.

Sat 10 May 2025, 11:00

Listen with your eyes is an ongoing series of screenings that aims to create a space for children of all ages to engage with and enjoy experimental forms of cinema.

Sat 10 May 2025, 13:00

A monumental essay-film that proposes a history of the United States through the prism of the life and career of actor Henry Fonda.

Sat 10 May 2025, 18:30

Curated by Alexander Horwath, this programme is a somewhat surreal – or childlike – attempt at telling a story of the 20th century.

Sun 11 May 2025, 15:00

Filmed entirely within a student hall of residence in East Berlin, Chetna Vora captures the conviviality of a community of international students through conversation, studying, and dancing.