The city as you have never seen it before, a visual meditation on the space we inhabit in The Solitary Life of Cranes, Thursday 7pm at the Courthouse Hotel, followed by a conversation with director Eva Weber. The sky will never be the same again.

From construction to ruin with Karosta: A Life After the USSR, 6:30pm at the Barbican, in a portrait of a shattered Latvian society living in the remains of a USSR military base. Discuss the film with Peter King and a team of academic experts.

Hope is the only thing that keeps some alive in Megumi, 7:30pm at the Renoir Cinema. Despite being allegedly kidnapped by North Koreans over 30 years ago, her family cling to the possibility that she will one day return. Then let the director know you thoughts in the post-film discussion.

A funny and incredibly moving journey into the world of adoption rounds off the night at 8:30pm at the Barbican. Palna’s Daughters is complemented by a debate with Dr Pasi Väliaho from Goldsmiths.

Four great films, with four great conversations. Life can only get better.