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Don’t Forget Me: The Eddie Cochran Story Arrives in UK Cinemas this September

Richard 'The Bugs' Bugden September 5, 2026

In a year stacked with music docs, Don’t Forget Me arrives with the kind...

Soul Jazz Centennial: Tony Kofi Brings Lou Donaldson’s Legacy to World Heart Beat Tony Kofi and The Organisation

Soul Jazz Centennial: Tony Kofi Brings Lou Donaldson’s Legacy to World Heart Beat

Occhi September 3, 2026

November in London has a particular kind of electricity—the nights draw in, the city...

From Legacy to Next: Jean Toussaint and Nnamdi Nnachi-Cole Open World Heart Beat’s Jazz Run Jean Toussaint .

From Legacy to Next: Jean Toussaint and Nnamdi Nnachi-Cole Open World Heart Beat’s Jazz Run

Occhi August 27, 2026

World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens is set to become a heartbeat of the capital...

The Capital in Full Swing: EFG London Jazz Festival Returns London Jazz Festival 2026

The Capital in Full Swing: EFG London Jazz Festival Returns

Occhi August 26, 2026

London’s about to swing into something bigger than a night out. Returning for its...

Screens, Spoken Word, and Solidarity: The Independent Black Manchester Film Fest 2026 pexels-director-chenchi-2159627038-36181973

Screens, Spoken Word, and Solidarity: The Independent Black Manchester Film Fest 2026

Occhi August 25, 2026

Manchester is getting ready to glow with Black Afro-Caribbean storytelling this autumn, as The...

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...

GROOVE at Southbank Centre: A Weekend Time-Trip Through Funk, Soul and Street Dance The Ruggeds Photo - emile vrolijk

GROOVE at Southbank Centre: A Weekend Time-Trip Through Funk, Soul and Street Dance

David Emmanuel Noel June 1, 2026

This weekend, the Southbank Centre will take you on a nostalgic journey with the...

Ruth Naomi Floyd Brings Sacred Jazz to World Heart Beat’s Jazz in the Gardens Ruth-Naomi-Floyd- Robert Carter

Ruth Naomi Floyd Brings Sacred Jazz to World Heart Beat’s Jazz in the Gardens

Occhi May 28, 2026

World Heart Beat’s Jazz in the Gardens 2026 series is set to deliver an...

Marcelo Bratke Brings Brazil’s Sound and Cinema to World Heart Beat bratke-_c_Roberto-Iudice

Marcelo Bratke Brings Brazil’s Sound and Cinema to World Heart Beat

Erica Hall May 27, 2026

World Heart Beat welcomes audiences to an evening where piano, cinema, and the pulse...

The Barbican’s Big Classical Statement: Global Orchestras, Star Soloists, New Works Semyon Bychkov with Czech Philharmonic c. Marco Borggreve

The Barbican’s Big Classical Statement: Global Orchestras, Star Soloists, New Works

David Emmanuel Noel April 30, 2026

Alongside its curated series and weekend-long deep dives, the Barbican’s 2026–2027 classical season makes...

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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