Year: 2026

Julie Eddy Hits the Gas on “’74 Nova,” a Feel-Good Anthem for Roots, Roads, and Freedom Singer Julie Eddy

Julie Eddy Hits the Gas on “’74 Nova,” a Feel-Good Anthem for Roots, Roads, and Freedom

Occhi September 29, 2026

Originally from Dell Rapids, South Dakota, and now rooted in Nashville, Julie Eddy has...

Windrush International Caribbean Film Festival Returns for 2026

Windrush International Caribbean Film Festival Returns for 2026

Occhi September 28, 2026

The Windrush International Caribbean Film Festival (WICFF) returns this month to celebrate the history,...

Out Now: Clean Bandit Present New Single “Company” with Chlöe and Omah Lay CLEAN BANDIT X CHLÖE X OMAH LAY - COMPANY PRESS SHOT 5 - L-R Omah Lay, Chlöe, Jack, Grace (Credit Aamir Khuller)

CLEAN BANDIT X CHLÖE X OMAH LAY - COMPANY PRESS SHOT 5 - L-R Omah Lay, Chlöe, Jack, Grace (Credit Aamir Khuller)

Out Now: Clean Bandit Present New Single “Company” with Chlöe and Omah Lay

Erica Hall September 28, 2026

Clean Bandit ends a busy summer with the release of “Company,” a new collaboration...

Black British Book Festival Returns for its Fifth Year Black-British-Book-Festival-Logo_20240224_100240_0000

Black British Book Festival Returns for its Fifth Year

Occhi September 27, 2026

Back for its fifth year, the Black British Book Festival celebrates Black books, ideas,...

Following Harry — Award-Winning Harry Belafonte Documentary Arrives on TVOD Harry Belafonte in FOLLOWING HARRY (Photo Credit- Belafonte-Nasso-Zeng Productions, LLC

Harry Belafonte in FOLLOWING HARRY (Photo Credit- Belafonte-Nasso-Zeng Productions, LLC

Following Harry — Award-Winning Harry Belafonte Documentary Arrives on TVOD

Richard 'The Bugs' Bugden September 24, 2026

Directed by Susanne Rostock (Sing Your Song), the award-winning Harry Belafonte documentary Following Harry...

A Voice Across Worlds: Amira Kheir Brings Nubian Jazz to South London

Occhi September 23, 2026

London’s jazz season has a way of opening doors—into new rooms, new rhythms, and...

Manipulation: David Balda’s International Thriller Arrives in UK & Irish Cinemas This November Manipulation - 2025 Movie

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Manipulation: David Balda’s International Thriller Arrives in UK & Irish Cinemas This November

Occhi September 22, 2026

Balda Film and Blue-Eyes Film & Distribution have announced that the upcoming thriller Manipulation...

Barbican Announces Pianist Alice Sara Ott as 2027 Artist in Residence

Occhi September 22, 2026

Barbican announces acclaimed pianist Alice Sara Ott for a year-long artist residency. Throughout 2027, Ott will...

The Banger Factory Effect: Mark Kavuma’s Modern Jazz Blueprint

David Emmanuel Noel September 21, 2026

Mark Kavuma has quietly, confidently become one of the defining voices in contemporary British...

The Barbican Presents ‘Time Echoes’ Ivan Liuzzo

The Barbican Presents ‘Time Echoes’

Erica Hall September 21, 2026

As part of Always, Already There, the Barbican’s new Afrodiasporic avant-garde festival, Time Echoes...

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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