The Choral is a British historical drama set against the backdrop of the First World War that reunites the acclaimed creative duo of writer Alan Bennett and director Nicholas Hytner. With most of the village's men away at the front, the local choral society is on the verge of collapse. Determined to keep the tradition alive, the society's committee recruits a group of teenage boys—too young to fight but old enough to sing—and hires a new, demanding, and socially "scandalous" conductor, Dr. Henry Guthrie. The story follows the choir as they prepare for a performance of Edward Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, using music as a shield against the mounting grief and uncertainty of the war. It is a poignant, often humorous, and bittersweet look at a community trying to find harmony amidst global chaos.

This sweet and uplifting Irish road movie from filmmaker Michael Head packs in the laughs as it follows Dermot (Brenock O’Connor) and Elvis (Owen Colgan), two music lovers who run a struggling record shop in Omagh, Northern Ireland. Facing an unpaid rent bill and their vicious landlord Sadie (Derry Girls’ Tara Lynne O’Neill), who’s eager to get them out of her building, the pair stumble across a deal too good to be true: rare, vintage records of blues legend Robert Johnson for sale in Cork at a knock-down price. If they can make it to the other end of Ireland in time, then maybe they could get the rare vinyl, and save the shop…. With just two days to get there the pair head off in a rusty Vauxhall as old as the hills. As they navigate their picturesque journey, they meet locals and make new friends along the way. A fun and off-the-wall buddy movie, The Spin is based upon a semi-autobiographical short story by Omagh music star Mark McCausland (The Lost Brothers, The Basement, McKowski), who also provides the film’s beautiful folk soundtrack.

Teenager Jeanne dreams of a life beyond her orphanage in a snowy mountain village. Carried by her desire to escape, she flees and takes refuge in a film studio housing a production of The Snow Queen. It’s here that she first encounters Cristina, the star playing the title role. Captivated, Jeanne quickly falls under Cristina’s enchanting spell, which endangers her initial quest for freedom. With hazy 1970s visuals and a dizzying score, Lucile Hadžihalilović’s film casts its own hypnotic spell, conjuring up a world that seamlessly, and chillingly, blends dark fairytale with reality. Bolstered by an impressive debut from newcomer Clara Pacini, and a magnetic performance from Marion Cotillard as the enigmatic star.