Armenian Film Society London | Jukebox Film Club
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Armenian Film Society London | Jukebox Film Club
@afsl.bsky.social
Established in 2024 by the curator Kira Adibekov and filmmaker Tatevik Ayvazyan, AFSL runs London's Armenian Film Festival and the regular Jukebox Film Club at the Institute of Contemporary Arts London.
The soundtrack includes dance anthems by New Order, Rudimental, Kings of Tomorrow, Jack’N’Chill, Defected Records, Tidy Trax, Lisa Lashes, Jess Bays — and of course Sam Divine.
🎥 The film was selected as one of Film London's breakthrough documentaries in 2024 at their London Screenings.
October 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🎧 Filmed over 8 years, Married to the Music features heavyweight names such as Hannah Wants, Smokin Jo, Lisa Pin-Up and Roger Sanchez, plus an unseen interview with the godfather of house music Frankie Knuckles.
October 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🔥 At the centre is DJ Sam Divine, the First Lady of House Music, who opens up with rare honesty about her rise to fame, struggles with addiction and mental health, and her relentless passion for music. Her fight for equality exposes an industry where women still account for only 30% of festival acts
October 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
❤️ The film charts the wild rise of dance music — from its birth in the gay black clubs of Chicago, through Manchester’s acid house revolution, the days of illegal raves and pirate radio, to its global takeover. It’s the story of a genre that terrified the establishment and captured hearts worldwide
October 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
👉 To take part, send an image + short note to london@armenianfilmsociety.org with subject line “pop-up fair” before midday, 14 September.
🎟 Tickets to the screening via ICA website (link in bio). Access to the Art Fair is free
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ICA | Armenia City in the Sky: Doppelgängers3 + Q&A
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is London’s leading space for contemporary culture. We commission, produce and present new work in film, music, performance and the visual arts by today’s most...
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September 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🎤 Followed by in-person Q&A hosted by curator + AFSL co-founder Kira Adibekov.
🌟 OPEN CALL — POP-UP ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR 🌟
Before the screening, we’re hosting a one-night-only fair!
We invite creatives to bring one object to showcase or sell (please note: no stalls or tables provided).
September 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
📽 Following its world premiere at SXSW and UK premiere at SXSW London, this freewheeling documentary essay arrives at the ICA. Through role-play, magic, and encounters with doppelgängers, Doppelgängers³ imagines pluralistic, queer, and ecofeminist futures in space.
September 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM