Indie Film Releases – February 2026
This page highlights selected independent film releases scheduled for February 2026, featuring worldwide indie titles with official trailers hosted on the BritFlicks YouTube Channel.
The focus is on discoverable indie cinema across digital, streaming, and theatrical platforms, showcasing independent films from the US, the UK, and international markets.
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February 2026 Indie Film Release Calendar
📅 February (TBC) – 'BECOMING VICTORIA WOOD' (TV Broadcast – UK | U&GOLD)
📅 February (TBC) – ‘CHARLIEBIRD’ (Limited Theatrical – US)
📅 Late February – ‘CHARLIEBIRD’ (Digital / VOD & DVD – North America)
📅 February 3 – LAST TOUR HOME (Digital & DVD – North America)
📅 February 2 – LURE (Digital – UK)
📅 February 6 – GOOD GRIEF (Digital – North America)
📅 February 6 – ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT (Theatrical – UK)
📅 February 10 – ACTS OF LOVE (Digital – North America)
📅 February 10 – GOOD GRIEF (DVD – North America
📅 February 10 – BIGHT (Digital & VOD – North America)
📅 February 13 – THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT (Theatrical – US Nationwide)
📅 February 13, 2026 – A BEAUTIFUL BREAKUP (Theatrical – Worldwide)
📅 February 16 – JIMMY AND STIGGS (Digital – UK & Ireland)
📅 February 17, 2026 – HELLFIRE (VOD & Digital – US)
📅 February 17, 2026 – KANGAROO KIDS (VOD & Digital – North America)
📅 February 23, 2026 – BARE SKIN (Digital Release – UK & Ireland)
‘BECOMING VICTORIA WOOD’ – A Documentary Film Airing on UKTV’s U&GOLD
📍 Directed by: Catherine Abbott
📍 Produced by: Rogan Scotland (Rogan Productions), in association with Phil McIntyre Television
📍 Broadcaster: UKTV (U&GOLD)
📍 Genre: Documentary
📍 Runtime | Cert: 90 mins | Cert TBC
📍 Release date: February 2026 (UKTV’s U&GOLD)
📍 Featuring: Jessica Barden, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Maxine Peake, Michael Ball, and more
🎬 Synopsis:
Following its theatrical run, 'BECOMING VICTORIA WOOD' airs on U&GOLD in February 2026. The documentary uses archive material, unheard recordings and personal reflections to build a portrait of Victoria Wood, connecting her best-known work to the experiences that shaped her writing and performances.
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‘CHARLIEBIRD’ – A Tribeca Award-Winning Drama Exploring Connection, Creativity, and Healing
📍 Director: Libby Ewing
📍 Written by: Samantha Smart
📍 Produced by: Samantha Smart, Libby Ewing, Elliot Gipson
📍 Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media (Allen Media Group)
📍 Genre: Drama
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 US Theatrical Release: February 2026 (New York & Los Angeles)
📍 US Digital & DVD Release: Late February 2026
📍 Starring:
Samantha Smart
Gabe Fazio
Maria Peyramaure
Gabriela Ochoa Perez
🎬 Synopsis:
‘CHARLIEBIRD’ follows Al, a music therapist working at a children’s hospital who lives day to day while struggling to make ends meet. Her routine is disrupted when Charlie, a teenage patient, enters her life. As the two form an unexpected bond, the discovery of a secret passion project provides both with a source of strength, creativity, and hope as they face an uncertain future.
Written by and starring Samantha Smart, and marking the feature directorial debut of Libby Ewing, the film was shot in the Houston, Texas area and has been recognised widely on the international festival circuit.
Premiering at the Tribeca Festival, ‘CHARLIEBIRD’ won the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, as well as Best Performance in a U.S. Narrative Feature for Gabriela Ochoa Perez. The film also received Best Narrative Feature at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, alongside further jury awards at Coronado Island and Lucca Film Festivals.
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'LURE' – A Blood-Soaked British Horror Where Courtship Becomes a Fight to Survive
📍 Director: Oliver Cox
📍 Writer: Oliver Cox
📍 Genre: Horror, Thriller
📍 Production: 49 to Midnight Films
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 Distributed by: Reel2Reel Films
📍 Digital Release Date: February 2, 2026 (UK)
📍 Starring:
Silvia Presente, Kit Esuruoso, Joey Lockhart, Paul David-Gough, Gregory Fung, Samy Elkhatib, Reece Henderson, Tom Stocker, Pippa Winslow, Joshua Dowden, Alexandra Ziedina, Pat Garrett, Terence Musiiwa
🎬 Synopsis:
Written and directed by Oliver Cox, LURE follows six unsuspecting suitors invited to a remote ancestral estate by a wealthy and ruthless heiress determined to preserve her bloodline at any cost. What begins as an exclusive courtship quickly descends into a killer cult nightmare, where escape is impossible and survival comes at a brutal price.
Blending the cutthroat competition of The Bachelorette with the deadly survival stakes of Ready or Not, LURE delivers a twisted, stylish and uncompromising gorefest that pushes its characters to their absolute limits.
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'LAST TOUR HOME' – A Slow-Burning Neo-Western Exploring Grief, Guilt and Unspoken Truths
📍 Director: Baylee Toney
📍 Writer: Baylee Toney, Myles Clohessy
📍 Genre: Drama, Western, Neo-Western
📍 Production: Fireside Film Company
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 Distributed by: Freestyle Digital Media
📍 Digital & DVD Release Date: February 3, 2026 (North America)
📍 Starring:
Michael Bricker, Sadie LaPointe, Cherish Rodriguez, Matthew Blade, Mariah Hardy, Tom Parnell, Sean Crane, Caleb Beason, Steve Smele, Steve Van Horne, Noomi Nielsen
🎬 Synopsis:
Set in the overcast hills of rural Oregon, LAST TOUR HOME follows Tyler, a withdrawn war veteran who returns home to work on a quiet family ranch owned by fellow veteran Willie and his granddaughter Nikki. Hoping to rebuild his life through routine and isolation, Tyler finds his past catching up with him when a neighbour begins to question the long-unresolved death of a young Native girl once loved as part of the family.
As suspicions grow and old wounds reopen, silence proves as dangerous as the truth. Directed by Baylee Toney, the film is a modern Western about loyalty, grief, and the cost of what goes unsaid.
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'GOOD GRIEF' – A Warm, Wry Dramedy About Loss, Identity and Finding a Way Forward
📍 Writer: Emily Rued
📍 Genre: Drama, Comedy, Dramedy
📍 Production: Maua Media, Nimby Pictures
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 Distributed by: Freestyle Digital Media
📍 Digital Release Date: February 6, 2026 (North America)
📍 DVD Release Date: February 10, 2026 (North America)
📍 Starring:
Emily Rued, Johnny Whitworth, Brynn Thayer, Steven Culp, Ray Wise, Jorge Garcia
🎬 Synopsis:
Inspired by personal experience, GOOD GRIEF follows Amy, a tightly wound Los Angeles artist whose life begins to unravel when her mother is suddenly hospitalised. Pulled between a high-pressure art show and her growing emotional dependence on her self-destructive boyfriend, Amy spirals into anxiety and self-doubt.
After tragedy strikes, she returns to her small hometown, where unresolved family tensions, eccentric locals, and the realities of grief force her to confront who she has become — and who she still wants to be. Blending biting humour with raw emotional honesty, the film explores loss, identity, and the unexpected moments that help us heal.
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'ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT' – A Life-Affirming Sundance-Winning Documentary About Facing Death With Humour
'ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT' – A Life-Affirming Sundance-Winning Documentary About Facing Death With Humour
📍 Director: Tony Benna
📍 Genre: Documentary
📍 Production: A24, Sandbox Films
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 Distributed by: Dogwoof
📍 UK Theatrical Release Date: February 6, 2026
🎬 Synopsis:
Unexpected, irreverent, and often absurdly funny, ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT follows André, a brilliant iconoclast who learns he is dying from a disease that could have been detected earlier. Choosing to document his final journey, André approaches mortality with humour, curiosity, and defiance, determined to learn how to die both happily and ridiculously.
Directed by Tony Benna, the film uniquely blends André’s personal reflections with imaginative stop-motion animation, bringing his stories and observations vividly to life. A celebration of resilience, inappropriate humour, and embracing the full human experience, the film is produced by A24 and Sandbox Films and arrives in UK cinemas following major acclaim, including recognition at Sundance.
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'ACTS OF LOVE' – A Stark Danish Drama Exploring Faith, Repression and Forbidden Desire
📍 Director: Jeppe Rønde
📍 Writer: Jeppe Rønde, Christopher Grøndahl, Rasmus Birch
📍 Genre: Drama, International
📍 Production: Paloma Productions
📍 Runtime: 125 min | Cert: TBC
📍 Distributed by: Breaking Glass Pictures
📍 Digital Release Date: February 10, 2026 (North America)
📍 Language: Danish, Kalaallisut
📍 Starring: Cecilie Lassen, Jonas Holst Schmidt, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen, Henrik Birch, Ella Josephine Lund Nilsson
🎬 Synopsis:
Set within a secluded New Age Christian community in rural Denmark, ACTS OF LOVE follows Hanna, a young woman whose tightly controlled life begins to unravel when her estranged brother unexpectedly returns. His arrival forces Hanna to confront buried memories and unspoken truths that challenge her faith, her family, and her understanding of herself.
Balancing psychological intensity with emotional restraint, the film examines religious devotion, familial loyalty, and the cost of repression. Featuring stark Scandinavian landscapes and intimate storytelling, the film has drawn comparisons to Breaking the Waves, Queen of Hearts, and The Commune, and screened internationally including at the Rotterdam Film Festival.
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‘BIGHT’ – An Erotic Psychological Thriller Exploring Desire, Control, and Obsession
📍 Director: Maiara Walsh
📍 Written by: Maiara Walsh, Cameron Cowperthwaite
📍 Produced by:
Mark Hapka (White Room)
Cameron Cowperthwaite (80 Proof Pictures)
Maiara Walsh (Inspired Ink Productions)
Stephen Moffat
Yori X
📍 Executive Producer: Emilio Nunez
📍 Distributor: Scatena & Rosner Films (S&R Films)
📍 Genre: Erotic Thriller, Psychological Drama
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 North American Digital & VOD Release Date: February 10, 2026
📍 Starring:
Maiara Walsh
Cameron Cowperthwaite
Mark Hapka
Maya Stojan
🎬 Synopsis:
‘BIGHT’ follows Atticus, a man adrift after abandoning his artistic ambitions, and Charlie, his wife, who is struggling to regain stability and identity following a miscarriage. Their fragile relationship is tested during an evening spent with close friends Sebastian, an avant-garde erotic photographer, and Naomi, a painter harbouring a dangerous secret.
What begins as a celebration of Sebastian’s latest exhibition — inspired by the sensual and ritualistic art of Shibari — gradually evolves into a night of emotional exposure and boundary-pushing intimacy. As temptation and unresolved desire surface, the couples are drawn into a psychological spiral that leads toward irreversible consequences.
Written and directed by Maiara Walsh in her feature debut, ‘BIGHT’ is a character-driven erotic thriller examining power, vulnerability, and the destructive potential of unchecked desire.
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'THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT' – A Video Game Horror Adaptation Bringing Demonic Terror to the Big Screen
📍 Director: Jeremiah Kipp
📍 Writer: Tracee Beebe, Brian Clarke
📍 Genre: Horror, Supernatural
📍 Production: Epic Pictures (Dread), Traverse Media
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 Distributed by: Epic Pictures / Dread
📍 US Theatrical Release Date: February 13, 2026 (Nationwide)
📍 Starring: Willa Holland, Paul Sparks
🎬 Synopsis:
Based on the best-selling horror video game, THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT follows newly certified mortician Rebecca Owens, who takes a night shift embalming bodies alone in a mortuary. As disturbing events escalate, she uncovers demonic rituals, the dark secrets of her mentor, and her own buried trauma — racing to survive the night before her body becomes a vessel for possession.
Directed by Jeremiah Kipp, the film expands the game’s mythology and delves deeper into the sinister lore surrounding River Fields Mortuary.
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'JIMMY AND STIGGS' – A Neon-Soaked Alien Horror From Director Joe Begos, Presented by Eli Roth
Director: Joe Begos
📍 Writer: Joe Begos
📍 Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Alien Horror
📍 Distributor: Blue Finch Films
📍 Runtime: 83 mins | Cert: 18
📍 Distributed by: Blue Finch Films
📍 Digital Release Date: February 16, 2026 (UK & Ireland)
📍 Starring: Joe Begos
🎬 Synopsis:
Presented by Eli Roth, JIMMY AND STIGGS follows out-of-work filmmaker Jimmy Lang, who claims to have been abducted by aliens after spiralling into a destructive bender. Fearing their return, he enlists his estranged friend Stiggs to help him prepare for war. As tensions rise, the two must confront their past and fight for survival amid extreme violence, grotesque body horror, and an all-out extraterrestrial assault.
Following a successful international festival run including Beyond Fest, Sitges Film Festival, and FrightFest, the film arrives on UK and Ireland digital platforms in February 2026.
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'A BEAUTIFUL BREAKUP' – A Supernatural Love Story Where Endings Are Not What They Seem
📍 Director: Ajithvasan Uggina
📍 Writer: Ajithvasan Uggina
📍 Genre: Romance, Supernatural, Drama
📍 Distributor: 5 Natures Movies International
📍 Runtime: 95 mins | Cert: TBC
📍 Theatrical Release Date: February 13, 2026 (Worldwide)
🎬 Synopsis:
Based on some true events, A BEAUTIFUL BREAKUP follows a couple on a final breakup getaway planned as a peaceful farewell. When an unseen presence within an isolated estate quietly intervenes, buried emotions rise to the surface, reshaping their journey and challenging everything they believed about endings, love, and letting go. Featuring a sweeping symphonic score by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, the film blends atmospheric storytelling with emotional depth and supernatural undertones.
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'HELLFIRE' – A Gritty Action Thriller As A Drifter Takes On A Crime-Ruled Southern Town
📍 Writer: Richard Lowry
📍 Director: Isaac Florentine
📍 Genre: Action, Thriller
📍 Production: TBC
📍 Runtime: 95 mins | Cert: Rated R (strong violence, some language, drug material)
📍 Distributed by: Saban Films
📍 On VOD & Digital: February 17, 2026 (US)
📍 Produced by: Isaac Florentine, Johnny Remo, Sasha Yelaun p.g.a, Robert Paschall Jr. p.g.a
📍 Starring: Stephen Lang, Dolph Lundgren, Michael Sirow, Chris Mullinax, Harvey Keitel
🎬 Synopsis:
A haunted ex–Green Beret drifter (Stephen Lang) wanders into a Southern town ruled by a ruthless crime boss (Harvey Keitel) and a corrupt sheriff (Dolph Lundgren). When violence erupts, the man wages a one-man war for justice, redemption, and the soul of a broken town.
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'KANGAROO KIDS' – A Heartwarming Family Adventure About Friendship, Courage and Teamwork
📍 Writer: Ryan Lieske, Fairai Branscombe Richmond
📍 Director: Fairai Branscombe Richmond
📍 Genre: Family, Adventure
📍 Production: Richmond Family Films
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 Distributed by: Scatena & Rosner Films
📍 On VOD & Digital: February 17, 2026 (North America)
📍 Starring: Josefina Baeza, Branscombe Richmond, Robbie Allen, Emily Ashby
🎬 Synopsis:
'KANGAROO KIDS' follows Johnny, a 13-year-old orphan girl who finally finds friendship and belonging through an unexpected bond with a kangaroo. When a scheming con artist hires three inept thieves to steal the valuable and famous animal, Johnny teams up with a mismatched group of zoo kids to stop them. With time running out and the zoo under threat, the kids must work together to save both their friend and the future of the zoo.
Originally slated for release in 2023, the film was completed after Scatena & Rosner Films stepped in to finish post-production, ensuring the long-awaited family feature finally reaches audiences.
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‘BARE SKIN’ – A Claustrophobic Psychological Horror Anthology
📍 Director: Mico Montes
📍 Writer: Mico Montes
📍 Genre: Psychological Horror
📍 Distributor: Miracle Media
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 Digital Release Date: February 23, 2026 (UK & Ireland)
📍 Starring: Rachel Alig, Torrey B. Lawrence, Gabrielle Salinger, Ryan Wayne, Alberto Henriquez, Ariana Livingston
🎬 Synopsis:
Healing gives way to horror in BARE SKIN, an unsettling psychological horror that follows a group of strangers brought together in a therapy session. As trauma is laid bare, six emotionally charged stories unfold over one night of confrontation, confession, and reckoning.
Written and directed by Mico Montes in his feature debut, the darkly intimate anthology gradually reveals that the individuals in the room may not be connected by coincidence alone. With every confession, the line between healing and harm begins to blur, and what begins as catharsis spirals into something far more dangerous.
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