The Guest List  are a Mancunian indie outfit unafraid to tackle heavy themes head-on. Emerging from Manchester’s ever-watchful music scene, the band have made it clear they want to be known as more than just another “Manchester band” — carving out an identity rooted in sharp lyricism and modern anxieties. Their debut EP When The Lights Are Out  explored men’s mental health, environmental collapse, insecurity and domestic violence, establishing them as socially conscious story

Witch Post  is the collaboration between Scottish alternative artist Dylan Fraser and American indie songwriter Alaska Reid. Both established solo musicians, they met by chance and discovered an uncanny link — each hailing from towns of the same name, one in Scotland and one in Montana. Bringing together Fraser’s UK alternative edge and Reid’s roots in the American indie scene, Witch Post aim to “reclaim band music,” blending the wolffish grit of Scottish rock ’n’ roll with t

Brain Leak  is the project of French/US national, Cardiff-born, Manchester-based songwriter Tara-Gabriella Engelhardt. Described as an audio diary, Brain Leak channels frantic emotion, fragile introspection and unpredictable song structures into something deeply personal and unfiltered. Backed by a powerhouse lineup of femmes — Giulia Bonometti (bass), Jessica Branney (guitar), Sidonie Hand-Halford (drums) and deputy drummer Ellie-Rose Elliot — the project blends raw vulnerab

ULTRAS  are a five-piece indie rock band from Baile Átha Cliath (Dublin), Éire , delivering loud, loyal and unapologetically Irish guitar music. In under a year, they’ve made serious waves across the Dublin scene, releasing a hattrick of 2025 singles — two of which were named RTÉ 2FM Track of the Week. Their momentum has earned spins on RTÉ 2FM, Cork Red FM, Galway Bay FM and BBC Radio Ulster, alongside international airplay stretching to the US, Europe and New Zealand. Prais

Consolers  are an alternative rock outfit forged from years of shared history within the same local music scene before officially joining forces. Blending alt-rock grit with punk-pop hooks — and a wink toward hazy Friday nights at The Bronze in Sunnydale — the band channel nostalgia without losing modern punch. Consolers comprise Sonja Sleator, Daniel Lynch, Ethan Hanna, Sean McCann and Iain Minford, and have collaborated with producer Jonny Woods (Wynona Bleach) at 1980 Some

One day, one beauty parlour, one woman carrying everything the world refuses to see Victoria is a beautician in a suburban Kerala parlour, keeping her plan to elope with her Hindu boyfriend from her conservative Catholic family — and keeping her bruises hidden from everyone else. A rooster, promised as a church offering and thrust into her care, becomes the day's unexpected witness. As customers arrive and gossip and confide, Victoria works — hands always moving, face always

A swim coach, a van, and everything a man refuses to let anyone see Gideon is a passionate swim coach and a devoted father to his daughter Faith — and he is secretly homeless, living out of his van in Saint John, New Brunswick. Set across two parallel timelines spanning the early COVID-19 lockdowns and their aftermath, the film follows his deepening isolation, his unlikely bond with Navleen who faces her own housing precarity, and the quiet battle to hold on to a version of h

A city collapses, a woman disappears — and the only way to survive is to become someone else Caracas, 2017. Adelaida buries her mother and returns home to find it seized by armed militia. As the regime's violence and popular uprising tear the city apart, she makes the decision that thousands of Venezuelans faced in silence: to become someone else entirely, to escape a country that has stopped recognising her. Why It Is Trending: Venezuela's Most Urgent Story Arrives as a Grip

Two women, one island, and a caretaking that becomes captivity Joanna, 40, abandoned her dreams of becoming an artist when she married Oskar — older, wealthy, now disabled. On their remote Italian island, she endures routine and resignation until Ada, Oskar's hardened new caretaker, arrives. What begins as welcome companionship shifts into obsession, control, and a psychological power struggle with potentially fatal consequences. Why It Is Trending: Kulig and Ardant on an Ita

A mother, her son, and an Italian road that gives both of them back to themselves Ester, a single mother exhausted by years of solo caregiving, plans a rare escape to Italy. When she is asked to move her disabled teenage son David out of her friend's house and into a caravan, she steals it instead — and sets off through Calabria with David, discovering along the road the life she had stopped believing was still available to her. Why It Is Trending: Czech Cinema Returns to Can

Two damaged young men, one toxic love, and the dirtiest corners of New York City Alejandro — impulsive, magnetically charismatic — flees his Mexican cartel family after nearly killing his mother and lands in New York. He finds Jack, a sheltered pet shop worker with his own parental wreckage. Their collision sends both of them spiralling through the city's underground until Alejandro's past catches up with them both. Why It Is Trending: A Venice Debut That Refuses to Be Conven

A quiet character study where routine breaks into unexpected liberation Orly, a middle-aged supermarket cashier, moves through life in a state of quiet resignation — balancing family responsibilities, routine work, and a sense of emotional stagnation. Her days are repetitive, stripped of excitement or possibility, as she navigates a world that offers little room for personal fulfillment. Everything feels fixed, predictable, and inescapable. When her boss is suddenly murdered,

A reflective drama where fashion, identity, and mortality intertwine Maxine, an American filmmaker, arrives in Paris during the intensity of Fashion Week — a world defined by beauty, precision, and relentless motion. Beneath the surface of this glamorous environment, however, she faces a deeply personal and life-altering reality that forces her to confront her own identity, purpose, and mortality. As she navigates the industry’s chaos, her internal journey becomes just as urg

A quiet, heartfelt comedy where isolation reveals connection Charles, an eccentric lottery winner living in isolation on a remote island, decides to turn his long-held fantasy into reality by inviting his favorite musician, Herb McGwyer, to perform a private concert. What begins as an unusual but harmless idea quickly becomes more complicated when past relationships resurface and unexpected guests arrive, turning a simple event into an emotionally charged reunion. As the char

A disturbing psychological thriller where obsession turns into control Daniel is a socially isolated and mentally unstable young man whose inability to form genuine human connection slowly mutates into obsession. What begins as loneliness evolves into a dangerous fixation — the belief that he is owed love, companionship, and validation, no matter the cost. As his internal narrative grows more distorted, he convinces himself that control is the only path to connection. As he a

Syfta  are a four-piece indie-rock band from Widnes, North West England , delivering punchy, no-nonsense guitar anthems built for sweaty venues and loud singalongs. With a growing grassroots following across cities like London, Manchester and Liverpool, the band are steadily carving out space in the UK’s emerging indie scene. Their sound leans into driving riffs, energetic rhythms and straight-to-the-point songwriting — indie rock with bite rather than polish. Proudly norther

Fever Dream  are a four-piece alt-rock force emerging from Yorkshire & The Midlands, UK , blending theatrical pop ambition with muscular rock intensity. Often described as “what it would sound like if Gaga fronted Muse,” the band are fronted by the commanding Stars Walker — a vocalist hailed as a “once in 20 years” voice and a fierce presence for the LGBTQ community. Backed by Matt Harrison (guitar), Noah Ling (bass) and Yan Akoya (drums), Fever Dream craft a sound built on c

Freight  are a rising indie outfit whose story began with a teenage friendship and a bold promise at their local pub. When a landlord challenged frontman Luka to “get a band together” to play the venue’s festival, they approached the slot like it was a stadium headline set — and never looked back. Since then, Freight have steadily built momentum, landing BBC Introducing support and surpassing 16,000 Spotify streams on their single “The Only Thing I Know.” Drawing influence fr

Sandy Dish are a high-energy punk band from Melbourne, Australia , known for their sharp humour, chaotic live shows and no-filter attitude. Formed in 2018, the five-piece — Brook Storti (vocals), Andy O’Connor and Lachlan Meager (guitars), Tiffany Fowler (bass), and Willis Hugisloot (drums) — first introduced themselves with a tongue-in-cheek demo release that immediately established their irreverent tone. Since then, they’ve dropped multiple EPs including God Might Be Gay  

The Lazy Eyes are a psychedelic rock quartet from Sydney, Australia , formed by Harvey Karate, Itay Shachar and Noah Martin during their time at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, later joined by bassist Leon Karagic. What began as busking sessions around Sydney evolved into one of Australia’s most exciting modern psych acts. Off the back of their 2020 and 2021 EPs and debut album SongBook , the band sold out shows across Australia’s east coast — even launching thei

Mount Palomar is the moniker of Belfast-based experimental producer Neil Kerr, one of Ireland’s most forward-thinking electronic talents. Launching the project in Belfast, Kerr quickly made waves — landing a booking at Berlin’s Berghain just days after his first live show and returning multiple times within his debut year, including a coveted Pride slot on the main floor. Blending industrial textures, techno propulsion and live intensity, Mount Palomar moves fluidly between

Alto Alto are an emerging alternative rock band from Oxford, UK , carving out a space with a driving, dynamic sound that refuses to sit still. Drawing influence from the experimental bite of PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth and Warpaint, the band lean into shifting song structures, textural guitars and emotionally direct lyricism. Their music thrives on tension and release — bending expectations before building toward cathartic crescendos. Since forming, Alto Alto have steadily gained

A chaotic action-comedy where glam, chaos, and disaster collide on rails Two best-friend train stewardesses leave behind their mundane railway jobs for what seems like a glamorous upgrade aboard the extravagant Glamazonian Express. Surrounded by eccentric first-class passengers, over-the-top luxury, and a sharply divided crew hierarchy, the new environment promises excitement — but quickly spirals into something far more unpredictable. What begins as a dream job turns into a

A surreal suburban mystery where reality quietly unravels In a seemingly ordinary 1980s suburban neighborhood, the Platt family’s life is abruptly disrupted by a cosmic event that transports their entire street into an unfamiliar, unexplainable space. What once felt safe and predictable becomes strange and disorienting, as familiar routines begin to fracture under the weight of something unseen. The neighborhood remains intact — houses, streets, and neighbors — but everything