1 BIRTH OF A NATION & JONAS MEKAS IN CONVERSATION

The veteran of avant garde cinema attends a screening of Birth of a Nation, his 1997 panorama of the independent film scene.
Curzon Soho, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (www.curzoncinemas.com 0871 7033988), Sat (4pm)

2 ESSENTIALS: POP

A programme of iconic Pop Art films from the 1950s and 1960s.
Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, W6 (www.riversidestudios.co.uk 020-8237 1111), Sun (3pm)

3 MAN ON WIRE

Breathtaking documentary about the daring high-wire walk made by the Frenchman Philippe Petit between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
ICA, The Mall, SW1 (www.ica.org.uk 020-7930 3647), Tues (6.30pm)

4 LE MANI SULLA CITTÀ (HANDS OVER THE CITY)

Hollywood's Rod Steiger stars in this 1963 Neapolitan political drama from the director Francesco Rosi.
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2 (www.nationalgallery.org.uk 020-7747 2885), Sat (2.30pm)

5 UNDER MILK WOOD

Andrew Sinclair's 1972 adaptation of Dylan Thomas's celebrated “play for voices”. Starring Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole and Elizabeth Taylor.
Chichester Cinema, New Park Road, Chichester (www.chichestercinema.org 01243 786650), Sun (3.45pm)

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