ICO ESSENTIALS: The Secret Masterpieces of Cinema

"…The Independent Cinema Office is just about to offer British audiences a major chance to broden their perspectives."
Kevin Jackson, The Guardian

The Independent Cinema Office is pleased to present ICO Essentials: The Secret Masterpieces of Cinema. Comprised of six themed programmes of artists' films, including newly restored classics and influential gems. ICO Essentials features revelatory and ground-breaking works, which have influenced countless artists and films throughout the 20th century. Selected by six leading curators each of the Essentials programmes offers an accessible introduction to the fascinating world of artist's film and video.

For further information about the ICO Essentials project visit www.icoessentials.org.uk

Image from the film Meshes of the Afternoon

Essentials: Dreams
80 min | HD, Digibeta and BetaSP

Image from the film Film Montage 1

Essentials: Pop
94 min | HD, Digibeta and BetaSP

Image from the film Ilha Das Flores by Jorge Furtado

Essentials: Protest
92 min | Digibeta and BetaSP

Image from the film Hold me While I'm Naked

Essentials: Play
79 min | Digibeta and BetaSP

Image from the film Light Reading by Lis Rhodes

Essentials: Expression
Released in September 2008

Image from the film Kustom Kar Kommandos by Kenneth Anger

Essentials: Modernity
Released in October 2008

ICO Essentials is an Independent Cinema Office touring project, funded by the Arts Council of England.