Indie Film Releases – March 2026
This page highlights selected independent film releases scheduled for January 2026, featuring worldwide indie titles with official trailers hosted on the BritFlicks YouTube Channel.
The focus is on discoverable indie cinema, including digital, streaming, and theatrical releases, with trailers curated for a global audience.
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March 2026 Indie Film Release Calendar
📅 March 2 – ELSE (Digital – UK & Ireland)
📅 March 2 – GOD OF FROGS (Digital Release – UK)
📅 March 3 – THE HERMIT (Digital & On Demand – US)
📅 March 6 – BONE KEEPER (Festival Premiere – UK)
📅 March 6 – SOUND OF FALLING (Cinemas – UK & Ireland)
📅 March 13 – LEARNING YOU (Theatrical – UK & Ireland)
📅 March 17, 2026 – STEP BACK, DOORS CLOSING (Digital Release – US)
📅 March 13 – ONE LAST DEAL (Theatrical – UK & Ireland)
📅 March 13 – THE TASTERS (Cinemas – UK & Ireland)
📅 March 20 – DON’T BE PREY (Theatrical – UK & Ireland)
📅 March 20 – THE GOOD BOY (Theatrical – UK & Ireland)
📅 March 27 – AN EMPIRE OF LIES (Theatrical & Digital – UK)
📅 March 27 – THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT (Streaming – Shudder, US)
'ELSE' – A Genre-Bending Body-Horror Nightmare Of Love, Identity And Physical Collapse
📍 Director: Thibault Emin
📍 Writer: Thibault Emin, Alice Butaud
📍 Genre: Body Horror, Sci-Fi, Psychological Horror
📍 Production: Les Produits Frais, Wrong Men
📍 Runtime: 100 min | Cert: 15
📍 Digital Release Date: 2 March 2026 (UK & Ireland)
📍 Distributed by: Blue Finch Films
📍 Starring: Matthieu Sampeur, Edith Proust, Lika Minamoto
🎬 Synopsis: Having just met, Anx and Cass find themselves trapped inside their apartment as a mysterious virus spreads across the world, causing human bodies to merge with everyday objects. As society collapses outside, the couple must confront a terrifying new reality where physical boundaries dissolve and identity itself begins to erode.
Written and directed by Thibault Emin, ELSE is a striking debut feature that blends intimate psychological drama with Cronenbergian body-horror. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and went on to screen internationally, including at L’Étrange Festival, São Paulo International Film Festival and Sitges, where Emin received the award for Directorial Revelation.
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‘GOD OF FROGS’ – Creature Feature / Horror Anthology
📍 Directed by: Adrian Bobb, Ali Chappell
📍 Distributor: Miracle Media
📍 Genre: Horror, Creature Feature, Anthology
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 UK Digital Release Date: March 2, 2026
📍 Starring: Kate Vernon, Erika Prevost, Lynne Griffin, Corteon Moore, Sean Sullivan, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, James Gilbert, Alexander Eling, Sabryn Rock, Christian Lloyd, Juan Chioran, Darius Rathe, Vienna Hehir, Ali Chappell, Tanya Kim, Peter Fernandes, Belinda Corpuz, Ilana Haley
🎬 Synopsis: Spanning decades of devastation, ‘GOD OF FROGS’ is a dark and gruesome creature feature that traces the legacy of an ancient, frog-like entity worshipped through a macabre ritual tradition.
Beginning in 1969 at a secluded riverside cult, a young woman becomes the unwilling vessel for an inhuman god. The creature’s hunger resurfaces across time, linked to the disappearance of a film crew in 1994, a politician’s shocking on-air death in 2019, and the collapse of a powerful corporation in 2044.
Blending cult horror, found-footage unease, and satirical commentary on power, belief, and exploitation, the film presents a bleak anthology of how faith can curdle into monstrosity.
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‘THE HERMIT’ – A Backwoods Cannibal Horror Marking Lou Ferrigno’s First True Horror Role
📍 Director: Salvatore Sclafani
📍 Writer: Salvatore Sclafani
📍 Genre: Horror, Thriller
📍 Production: Chrome Entertainment, First Child Prods
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 Distributed by: Uncork’d Entertainment
📍 US Digital & On Demand Release Date: March 3, 2026
📍 Starring: Lou Ferrigno, Malina Weissman, Anthony Turpel
🎬 Synopsis: Dragged on an unwanted vacation to the woods, teenagers Lisa and Eric soon find their trip spiralling into a fight for survival when they cross paths with a reclusive cannibal pig farmer. As escape routes vanish and danger closes in, the pair must confront an unstoppable killer deep in the backwoods.
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'BONE KEEPER' – A Survival Horror Sci-Fi Descent Into Caves, Creatures And Obsession
📍 Director: Howard J. Ford
📍 Writer: Howard J. Ford
📍 Genre: Survival Horror, Sci-Fi
📍 Production: Latitude Films
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 World Premiere: FrightFest Glasgow – 6 March 2026 (Sold Out)
📍 UK Digital Release: 6 April 2026
📍 Starring: Sarah Alexandra Marks, Louis James, Tiffany Hannam-Daniels, John Rhys-Davies
🎬 Synopsis: A mysterious cosmic fireball crashes into remote woodland, awakening a terrifying creature hidden deep beneath the earth. In 1976, explorer James Wheeler enters a cave in search of answers—and is never seen again, leaving behind only a single frame of Super 8 film capturing the silhouette of something inhuman.
Decades later, Wheeler’s granddaughter and a small group of explorers set out to uncover the truth behind the legend of the ‘Bone Keeper’. But as they descend into the caves, they realise they are no longer alone. Hunted by an ancient presence, the line between predator and prey begins to blur as survival becomes their only objective.
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‘SOUND OF FALLING’ – A Multi-Generation Drama Exploring Memory, Time And Hidden Lives
📍 Genre: Drama
📍 Distributor: MUBI
📍 UK & Ireland Theatrical Release Date: 6 March 2026
📍 Awards & Festivals:
Jury Prize Winner – Cannes Film Festival 2025
Silver Frog Award – Camerimage
Official Selection – BFI London Film Festival
Official Selection – Toronto International Film Festival
Official Selection – New York Film Festival
📍 Cast: Hanna Heckt, Lea Drinda, Lena Urzendowsky, Laeni Geiseler, Susanne Wuest and Luise Heyer
🎬 Synopsis: Spanning more than a century, ‘SOUND OF FALLING’ follows four girls — Alma in the 1910s, Erika in the 1940s, Angelika in the 1980s, and Lenka in the 2020s — each of whom spends her youth on the same farm in northern Germany.
As the house evolves over time, echoes of the past remain embedded in its walls. Though separated by decades, the girls’ lives begin to mirror one another, gradually revealing shared experiences and long-buried secrets that connect generations across time.
Written and directed by Mascha Schilinski, the film offers an intimate, layered exploration of memory, place, and the unseen forces that shape lives across generations.
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'LEARNING YOU' – A Heartfelt Dramedy About Fatherhood, Neurodiversity And Second Chances
📍 Director: Tyler Sansom
📍 Writers: J. Wayne Davidson, Justen Overlander, Brad J. Silverman, Tyler Sansom
📍 Genre: Drama, Dramedy
📍 Production: First Capital Films, Faith Channel
📍 Runtime: 88 min | Cert: TBC
📍 UK & Ireland Cinema Release: 13 March 2026
📍 Starring: Caleb Milby, Stacy Haiduk, Daniel Roebuck, Cameron Arnett, John Wells, Al Snow, Read Choi
🎬 Synopsis: LEARNING YOU follows Ty Smith, a struggling architect and single father facing the possibility of losing custody of his autistic son, Elijah. Seven years after the collapse of his marriage and a traumatic family Christmas, Ty makes an impulsive decision to take Elijah on a road trip that becomes a turning point in both of their lives.
Haunted—and unexpectedly helped—by Elijah’s imaginary companion, a life-sized stuffed bear named Nook, the journey unfolds as one of healing, humour and self-discovery. Moving from fluorescent hospital corridors to the open coastline of Myrtle Beach, the film explores themes of neurodiversity, unconditional love and resilience, offering a grounded and compassionate portrayal of a father learning to truly see his son—and himself.
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'ONE LAST DEAL' – A High-Stakes Football Thriller Set In The Cutthroat World Of Power And Pressure
📍 Director: Brendan Muldowney
📍 Writer: Peter Howlett
📍 Genre: Thriller, Crime, Sports Drama
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 Distributed by: Vertigo Releasing
📍 UK & Irish Theatrical Release Date: March 13, 2026
📍 Additional Release: Sky Cinema (Sky Original – later in 2026)
📍 Starring: Danny Dyer
🎬 Synopsis: Set against the ruthless backdrop of modern football, ONE LAST DEAL stars Danny Dyer as Jimmy Banks, an old-school football agent under immense pressure to secure one final lucrative deal before his career — and his client’s reputation — collapses.
When the possibility of a major signing offers a chance at redemption, Jimmy believes he can claw his way back to the top. But as a blackmailer emerges and the shady dealings of his past resurface, the pressure intensifies. With everything on the line, Jimmy must keep control long enough to close the deal before his world comes crashing down.
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‘THE TASTERS’ – A WWII Historical Drama Based On A True Story
📍 Director: Silvio Soldini
📍 Genre: Historical Drama, War
📍 Distributor: MetFilm Distribution
📍 Theatrical Release Date: 13 March 2026 (UK & Ireland)
📍 Runtime: 123 minutes | Cert: 15
📍 Cast: 📍 Elisa Schlott, Max Riemelt, Alma Hasun, Esther Gemsch and Jürgen Wink
🎬 Synopsis: Based on the award-winning, bestselling novel At the Wolf’s Table by Rosella Postorino, ‘THE TASTERS’ reconstructs the true story of the women coerced into becoming food tasters for Adolf Hitler during the final years of World War II.
Inspired by real events, the film is set in Nazi Germany and draws on the testimony of Margot Wölk, who revealed at the age of 95 that she had been forced to taste Hitler’s meals at his secret headquarters, known as the Wolf’s Lair. Until her revelation in 2012, the existence of the food tasters had remained unknown, and Wölk was the only one of the women to survive the end of the war.
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‘STEP BACK, DOORS CLOSING’ – Contemporary Romantic Comedy-Drama Set in Washington, D.C.
📍 Written & Directed by: Carter Ward
📍 Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media
📍 Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
📍 Runtime: 98 mins | Cert: TBC
📍 Digital Release Date: March 17, 2026
📍 Available In US On: Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube Movies, Cable On Demand
📍 Starring: Carmen Berkeley, Reilly Walters
🎬 Synopsis: After a chance encounter on the Washington, D.C. metro, Ryan and Julisa spend the next twenty-four hours walking the city, talking, and gradually opening up to one another. Set against the backdrop of the nation’s capital, ‘STEP BACK, DOORS CLOSING’ follows two young adults navigating connection, identity, and emotional vulnerability over the course of a single day. The film presents a modern, character-driven take on romance shaped by conversation, coincidence, and timing.
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'DON’T BE PREY' – A Powerful Documentary About Survival, Trauma And Reclaiming Control
📍 Director: Jeff Tseng
📍 Writer: Steven Sander, Jeff Tseng
📍 Genre: Documentary
📍 Production: PixelFrame, Artisia Films
📍 Runtime: 91 min | Cert: TBC
📍 Distributed by: Munro Films
📍 UK & Irish Theatrical Release Date: March 20, 2026
📍 Featuring: Mark Sowerby, Tim Denyer, Steven Munatones
🎬 Synopsis: Across five continents and seven of the world’s most dangerous ocean channels, DON’T BE PREY follows Mark Sowerby as he confronts fear, uncertainty, and personal trauma through the brutal endurance challenge known as the Oceans Seven. Facing freezing waters, exhaustion, sharks, and jellyfish, Mark’s journey becomes less about athletic achievement and more about survival, trust, and reclaiming his sense of self.
Blending raw vulnerability with high-stakes open-water crossings, the film explores resilience, reinvention, and the psychological cost of living under prolonged pressure. As Mark’s odyssey unfolds, those around him — from his uncompromising tactician to his family — are forced to confront their own limits, fears, and definitions of courage.
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'THE GOOD BOY' – A Kubrickian Crime-Horror Thriller About Control, Violence And Moral Collapse
📍 Director: Jan Komasa
📍 Writer: Bartek Bartosik, Naqqash Khalid (co-written by)
📍 Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
📍 Production: Recorded Picture Company (RPC), Skopia Film
📍 Runtime: 110 min | Cert: TBC
📍 Distributed by: Signature Entertainment
📍 UK & Irish Theatrical Release Date: March 20, 2026
📍 Starring: Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon, Kit Rakusen
🎬 Synopsis: Described as a Kubrickian thriller, THE GOOD BOY follows 19-year-old hooligan Tommy, whose chaotic life of drugs, parties, and violence is violently interrupted when he is abducted and imprisoned in the basement of a seemingly respectable suburban home.
Held captive by Chris and his near-spectral wife, Tommy is subjected to escalating psychological and physical mind games designed to “reform” his behaviour. As he begins to accept his new role as the so-called good boy, the balance of power shifts, blurring the line between victim and manipulator, obedience and survival.
Produced by Recorded Picture Company and Skopia Film, the film arrives exclusively in UK and Irish cinemas from March 20, 2026.
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'AN EMPIRE OF LIES' – A Taut Psychological Drama About Truth, Obsession And Moral Ambiguity
📍 Director: Matthew Hope
📍 Writers: Matthew Hope, Joseph Millson
📍 Genre: Psychological Thriller, Drama
📍 Production: Magus Films
📍 Runtime: 73 min | Cert: BBFC 15
📍 UK Theatrical & Digital Release: 27 March 2026
📍 Starring: Joseph Millson, Natalie Spence
📍 International Sales: Exit 44 Entertainment
🎬 Synopsis: 'AN EMPIRE OF LIES' follows David “Dave” Harris, a reclusive man living on the fringes of society who agrees to be interviewed about the unresolved murder of his daughter. As the interrogation unfolds, Dave’s long-held belief that he was framed by the State begins to unravel, blurring the line between truth, obsession and self-deception.
Directed by Matthew Hope, the film adopts an intimate, two-hander structure driven by performance and psychological tension. Anchored by Joseph Millson, whose portrayal shifts between vulnerability, suspicion and moral ambiguity, the film marks a stylistic shift for Hope, moving away from large-scale action toward a more restrained and character-led exploration of paranoia, institutional mistrust and fractured truth.
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'THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT' – A Shudder Horror Event Expanding A Cult Video Game Nightmare
📍 Director: Jeremiah Kipp
📍 Writer: Tracee Beebe, Brian Clarke
📍 Genre: Horror, Supernatural
📍 Production: Epic Pictures (Dread), Traverse Media
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 Streaming Platform: Shudder
📍 Streaming Release Date: March 27, 2026 (US)
📍 Starring: Willa Holland, Paul Sparks
🎬 Synopsis: Following its US theatrical release, THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT arrives on Shudder, bringing its nightmarish blend of supernatural horror, possession, and psychological dread to streaming audiences. Expanding on the cult video game’s world, the film plunges viewers into a mortuary haunted by demonic forces and buried secrets, where survival depends on enduring the horrors of the night.
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