Year: 2026

Lauren Anderson Channels Grit and Grace on “Midnight Train To Memphis”

Lauren Anderson Channels Grit and Grace on “Midnight Train To Memphis”

Occhi July 23, 2026

Fresh off her breakout appearance on NBC’s The Voice, Lauren Anderson releases an electrifying...

Sovereign Quick Cuts: Josh Horowitz Turns Courtroom Chaos Into High-Energy Storytelling Josh Horowitz on Occhi magazine

Sovereign Quick Cuts: Josh Horowitz Turns Courtroom Chaos Into High-Energy Storytelling

David Emmanuel Noel July 23, 2026

Josh Horowitz is a Philadelphia-born filmmaker, writer, and former professional cyclist whose path has...

New Music: Bristol-based ‘echochamber’ share ‘downpour’ echochamber, featured on Occhi Magazine

New Music: Bristol-based ‘echochamber’ share ‘downpour’

Occhi July 22, 2026

Bristol-based alternative outfit echochamber fuse the raw emotional punch of 2000s emo with the...

Tomás Doncker Shares ‘Alive In Paris’ via True Groove Records Tomás Doncker featured image on Occhi Magazine

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Tomás Doncker Shares ‘Alive In Paris’ via True Groove Records

Occhi July 22, 2026

NYC-born, UK-based alternative-R&B singer/songwriter and producer Tomás Doncker is pleased to announce the release...

Jared Schonig Captures the Big Band Spark on Live at Dizzy’s Club Jared Schonig, featured on Occhi Magazine

Jared Schonig Captures the Big Band Spark on Live at Dizzy’s Club

Occhi July 21, 2026

Jared Schonig has spent years moving through the highest tiers of modern music as...

Laura Fortini Turns a Labour Day Memory Into Pop Gold on “Lights Went Out” Laura Fortini Featured on Occhi Magazine

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Laura Fortini Turns a Labour Day Memory Into Pop Gold on “Lights Went Out”

Occhi July 21, 2026

Laura Fortini’s musical story begins early, and it begins with discipline. Raised in Aurora,...

Plaion Pictures Sets UK Digital Release Date for Shark Horror ‘Chum’ Chum (film 2025) featured in Occhi Magazine

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Plaion Pictures Sets UK Digital Release Date for Shark Horror ‘Chum’

Occhi July 20, 2026

Plaion Pictures has confirmed the UK digital release of shark horror Chum, arriving on...

In The Spotlight: Ian Cobiella Ian Cobiella on Occhi Magazine

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In The Spotlight: Ian Cobiella

Occhi July 20, 2026

Ian Cobiella, the son of Cuban and Bolivian immigrants, grew up treating classical piano...

Life Is Beautiful Celebrates Three Years with the Libiversary Festival at EartH Hackney lifeisbeautiful as featured in Occhi magazine

Life Is Beautiful Celebrates Three Years with the Libiversary Festival at EartH Hackney

Occhi July 17, 2026

In a city where scenes rise and dissolve overnight, Life is Beautiful has spent...

Music for the Soul: Ruth Naomi Floyd’s Quietly Powerful Night at World Heart Beat Ruth-Naomi-Floyd- Robert Carter

Music for the Soul: Ruth Naomi Floyd’s Quietly Powerful Night at World Heart Beat

David Emmanuel Noel July 17, 2026

Ruth Naomi Floyd’s quartet at World Heart Beat, London, didn’t arrive with spectacle or...

OCCHI SPECIAL FEATURE

Chris Vallone is an award-winning independent filmmaker, writer, director, and editor with more than 25 years of experience in visual storytelling. Raised on traditional cinema, he puts character, atmosphere, and emotion at the heart of his work.

This Sunday, 15 November 2026, at 8:00 PM Eastern (1:00 AM Monday, 16 November in London), his latest film, Shinel: Voices of the Stolen, premieres on YouTube. It is a dark psychological thriller about revenge, justice, survival, and the fight against trafficking. We caught up to discuss the project, which you can also watch via the link in our special feature.

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