May 2026 Indie Film Releases – UK, Ireland & North America
May 2026 Indie Film Releases – UK, Ireland & North America
This page tracks independent film releases arriving in May 2026, including theatrical premieres, streaming debuts and digital VOD releases across the UK, Ireland and North America.
We update this page regularly as new films are announced, so check back throughout the month for the latest indie film releases and trailers.
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May 2026 Release Calendar
📅 May 1 – I’VE SEEN ALL I NEED TO SEE (In Cinemas – UK)
📅 May 1 – WILD FOXES (Cinema – UK)
📅 May 4 – THE XENOPHOBES (Streaming – Worldwide)
📅 May 4 – THE SESSION MAN (Digital – UK)
📅 May 4 – TOUCH ME (UK & Ireland Digital / Blu-ray)
📅 May 5 – BLACKOUT (Digital & On Demand – US)
📅 May 5 – ECHOES OF DREAD (DVD – US)
📅 May 7 – RUNAWAY REVENGE (UK Digital)
📅 May 11 – SELF DRIVER (Digital – UK)
📅 May 15 – NORTHERN SOUL: STILL BURNING (UK cinemas)
📅 May 22 – THE BALLOONISTS (UK & Irish Cinemas)
📅 May 25 – VOIDANCE (Digital – UK & Ireland)
📅 May 25 – TRIBE (Digital – UK)
📅 May 25 – DIABOLIC (Blu-ray, DVD & Digital – UK & Ireland)
📅 May 25 – SHADOWS OF WILLOW CABIN (Digital – UK)
📅 May 26 – VOIDANCE (Digital – US & Canada)
📅 May 27 – VOIDANCE (Digital – Australia & New Zealand)
I’VE SEEN ALL I NEED TO SEE – A Haunting Ghost Story Noir About Grief And Mortality
📍 Written & Directed by: Zeshaan Younus
📍 Distributor: Bulldog Film Distribution
📍 Genre: Ghost Story, Noir, Drama
📍 Runtime: 84 mins | Cert: 15
📍 Release Date: May 1, 2026 (In Cinemas – UK)
📍 Starring: Renee Gagner, Rosie McDonald, Sidney McCarthy, John R. Smith Jnr
🎬 Synopsis: Two sisters are separated by the expanse of death. Parker, an actor in Los Angeles, returns to her hometown in search of answers after the sudden and violent loss of her estranged sister, Indiana. As Parker revisits familiar yet forgotten ground, she must escape the immense gravity of Indiana’s passing without surrendering to its encroaching darkness.
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#IveSeenAllINeedToSee #BulldogFilmDistribution #ZeshaanYounus #ReneeGagner #RosieMcDonald #GhostStory #Noir #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
WILD FOXES – A Coming-Of-Age Boxing Drama About Friendship, Pain And Identity
📍 Written & Directed by: Valéry Carnoy
📍 Distributor: Conic
📍 Genre: Coming-Of-Age Boxing Drama
📍 Runtime: 92 mins
📍 Release Date: May 1, 2026 (Cinema – UK)
📍 Starring: Samuel Kircher, Fayçal Anaflous, Jef Jacobs, Anna Heckel
🎬 Synopsis: At a sports boarding school, talented young boxer Camille narrowly survives a fatal accident, saved by his best friend Matteo. After a swift recovery, an inexplicable pain begins to threaten his future in the team and forces him to confront who he wants to become.
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#WildFoxes #ValeryCarnoy #SamuelKircher #Conic #BoxingDrama #ComingOfAgeFilm #UKCinema #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
THE XENOPHOBES – A Hard Sci-Fi First Contact Story About Time Dilation, Family And A Changed Earth
📍 Written & Directed by: Hal Dace, Penny Cullers
📍 Produced by: Hal Dace, Penny Cullers
📍 Worldwide Distributor: Adler & Associates Entertainment
📍 Genre: Hard Sci-Fi
📍 Runtime: 126 mins
📍 Release Date: May 4, 2026 (Amazon Prime – Worldwide)
📍 Starring: Svetlana Tulasi, Andrew Smith, Helena Sullivan, Charles Sutterlin, Jazmin Ramirez, Naimah Cruz, Ali Stolar
🎬 Synopsis: Captain Shriya Ballah pilots humanity’s first mission to intelligent alien life on Gliese 849d, seeking diplomatic ties. But after a 12-year round trip distorted by time dilation, the crew return to an Earth that has changed beyond recognition and now rejects them as violent relics from the past.
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#TheXenophobes #HalDace #PennyCullers #HardSciFi #SciFiMovie #AmazonPrime #AdlerAndAssociatesEntertainment #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
THE SESSION MAN – A Music Documentary About Nicky Hopkins, Rock’s Greatest Session Pianist
📍 Directed by: Mike Treen
📍 Produced by: John Wood, Mike Sherman
📍 Narrated by: Bob Harris
📍 Distributor: Reel2Reel Films
📍 Genre: Music Documentary
📍 Release Date: May 4, 2026 (Digital – UK)
📍 Featuring: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend, Peter Frampton, Bill Wyman, Moira Hopkins
🎬 Synopsis: ‘THE SESSION MAN’ tells the story of Nicky Hopkins, the acclaimed British pianist whose work on more than 250 albums helped define the sound of a generation while his name remained largely unknown to the wider public.
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#TheSessionMan #NickyHopkins #Reel2ReelFilms #MusicDocumentary #RockDocumentary #BobHarris #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
TOUCH ME – Psychosexual Horror-Comedy About Two Friends And An Alien Narcissist
📍 Directed by: Addison Heimann
📍 Written by: Addison Heimann
📍 Produced by: John Humber, David Lawson Jr.
📍 Distributor: Lightbulb Film Distribution
📍 Genre: Horror, Comedy, Sci-Fi
📍 Runtime: 100 mins | Cert: 18
📍 Release Date: 4 May 2026 (UK & Ireland Digital / Blu-ray)
📍 Digital Platforms: Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube Movies, Sky Store
📍 Starring: Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jordan Gavaris
🎬 Synopsis: TOUCH ME is a psychosexual horror-comedy written and directed by Addison Heimann. The film follows two best friends who become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist who may be trying to take over the world.
The film stars Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lou Taylor Pucci and Jordan Gavaris, and was produced by John Humber and David Lawson Jr. It had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, with the UK premiere following at Abertoir Horror Festival, before additional festival play including SXSW, Fantasia and Sitges. Lightbulb Film Distribution has set the UK and Ireland Digital and Blu-ray release for 4 May 2026.
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#TouchMe #AddisonHeimann #LightbulbFilmDistribution #HorrorComedy #SciFiHorror #BluRayRelease #DigitalRelease #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
BLACKOUT – A Psychological Horror Thriller Set In A World Of Eternal Night
📍 Written & Directed by: Shane Aquino
📍 Distributor: Uncork’d Entertainment
📍 Genre: Psychological Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi
📍 Release Date: May 5, 2026 (Digital & On Demand – US)
📍 Starring: Mike Ferguson, Twana Barnett, Riley Ryan
🎬 Synopsis: After a sudden power outage, people awaken to a world cast in eternal night, each trapped in their own isolated version of reality. Soon they are confronted by mysterious figures known as The Ushers, who claim they can lead them to a place where a final irreversible choice must be made.
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#Blackout #UncorkdEntertainment #ShaneAquino #MikeFerguson #PsychologicalHorror #SciFiThriller #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
📍 Written & Directed by: Philip Cook
📍 Produced by: Philip Cook, Mark Hyde
📍 Production: Eagle Films
📍 Genre: Horror
📍 Release Date: May 2026 (Blu-ray & DVD) / Streaming this summer
📍 Starring: Michelle Principi, Austin Greene, Rick Foucheux, Mark Hyde, Mike Cuccherini, Jean Rosolino, Sam Lunay
🎬 Synopsis: A digital creator uncovers a cursed film hidden for over a century. But after sharing it online, she unleashes an ancient evil that spreads through her viewers, forcing her into a race to stop the nightmare before it turns the internet into its hunting ground.
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#EchoesOfDread #PhilipCook #EagleFilms #SupernaturalHorror #IndieHorror #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
SELF DRIVER – A Dark Comedy Thriller About A Dangerous Rideshare App
📍 Written & Directed by: Michael Pierro
📍 Distributor: GrimmVision
📍 Genre: Dark Comedy, Thriller
📍 Release Date: May 11, 2026 (Digital – UK)
📍 Starring: Nathanael Chadwick
🎬 Synopsis: Facing mounting costs and the pressures of modern life, a struggling cab driver signs up to a mysterious ride-share app promising quick money. Instead, he is pulled into the dark underbelly of society where each job forces him deeper into dangerous moral choices.
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#SelfDriver #GrimmVision #MichaelPierro #NathanaelChadwick #DarkComedy #Thriller #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
RUNAWAY REVENGE – Action Crime Horror About A Former Runner Caught In A Deadly Cartel Nightmare
📍 Directed by: Matías Xavier Rispau
📍 Distributor: 4Digital Media
📍 Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
📍 Runtime: TBC | Cert: TBC
📍 Release Date: 7 May 2026 (UK Digital)
📍 Starring: Magui Bravi, Matías Desiderio, Alejandro Fiore, Germán Baudino, Inés Palombo, Frankie Jaime
🎬 Synopsis: RUNAWAY REVENGE follows Sofia, a former professional runner who begins working as a drug mule to pay for a leg operation. When she and her best friend are ambushed by two corrupt police officers hoping to steal the drugs and kill them, the situation spirals into violent chaos after it becomes clear that what they are carrying is not of this world. It then falls to Doc, a cartel sicario and Sofia’s lover, to try to save them.
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#RunawayRevenge #MatíasXavierRispau #4DigitalMedia #ActionHorror #CrimeHorror #UKDigital #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
NORTHERN SOUL: STILL BURNING – Documentary Exploring The Enduring Legacy Of The Northern Soul Movement
📍 Directed by: Alan Byron
📍 Distributor: Screenbound Pictures
📍 Production: Screenbound Pictures in association with Munro Film
📍 Genre: Documentary, Music
📍 Runtime: 95 mins | Cert: TBC
📍 Release Date: 1 May 2026 (UK cinemas)
📍 Featuring: Ian Dewhirst, Richard Searling, Paul Mason, Elaine Constantine, Kev Roberts, Russ Winstanley, David Nathan, Wayne Hemingway, Dave Evison, Keith Gildart, Levanna McLean, Tony Blackburn
🎬 Synopsis: NORTHERN SOUL: STILL BURNING charts how the Northern Soul movement grew out of working-class communities in the North and Midlands during the late 1960s and 1970s, built around youth culture, rare American soul records and high-energy dancing. The documentary looks at its roots, the legendary all-nighters at Wigan Casino, and the roles played by music, DJs, dance, drugs, politics, class and fashion in sustaining the scene across the decades.
With rare and restored archive footage, the film also explores how newer generations of dancers and DJs are continuing to reshape the culture. The press release confirms a UK cinema release from 1 May 2026, a 95-minute runtime (TBC) and Alan Byron as director.
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#NorthernSoulStillBurning #AlanByron #ScreenboundPictures #MunroFilm #Documentary #MusicDocumentary #UKCinema #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
THE BALLOONISTS – An Aviation Adventure Documentary About The First Non-Stop Balloon Flight Around The World
📍 Director: John Dower
📍 Production: Rise Films
📍 Produced in association with: Anonymous Content, Red Bull Studios
📍 Distributor: Dogwoof
📍 Genre: Documentary / Adventure
📍 Runtime: 86 mins | Cert: TBC
📍 Release Date: 22 May 2026 (UK & Irish Cinemas)
🎬 Synopsis THE BALLOONISTS follows explorer Bertrand Piccard and British flying instructor Brian Jones as they attempt one of the last great aviation challenges of the twentieth century — flying non-stop around the world in a hot-air balloon.
With rival teams launching across the globe, the race is on to secure a place in aviation history. Battling extreme weather, technical failures and the mental strain of the journey, the pair must rely on skill, endurance and friendship to survive the extraordinary challenge.
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#TheBalloonists #JohnDower #Dogwoof #Documentary #AdventureDocumentary #UKCinema #IrishCinema #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
VOIDANCE – A Time Loop Sci-Fi Thriller About Trust, Terror And A Simulated Attack
📍 Directed by: Marianna Dean
📍 Written by: Simon X. Frederick
📍 Distributor: Elli Films
📍 Genre: Time Loop Sci-Fi Thriller
📍 Runtime: 86 mins
📍 Cert: 15
📍 Release Date: May 25, 2026 (Digital – UK & Ireland)
📍 Starring: James Cosmo, Zoe Cunningham, Neil Bishop, Mim Shaikh, Billy Price, Chris Charles
🎬 Synopsis: To join the elite ATIC Guard, Alana Toro must stop a simulated terrorist attack, but every attempt takes her further from the sanctioned solution.
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#Voidance #ElliFilms #MariannaDean #JamesCosmo #SciFiThriller #TimeLoop #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
TRIBE – A Found Footage Sci-Fi Horror About Conspiracies, Ancient Creatures And Cosmic Madness
📍 Directed by: Dan Asma
📍 Distributor: GrimmVision
📍 Genre: Found Footage, Sci-Fi, Horror, Psychological Horror, Cosmic Horror
📍 Release Date: May 25, 2026 (Digital – UK)
📍 Starring: Dan Asma
🎬 Synopsis: Retired university lecturer Devin Adams begins documenting the symptoms of a strange illness while trying to piece together his fractured memories. As he revisits old videotapes from an investigation into the mysterious death of a friend, he is drawn into a found footage nightmare of chilling conspiracies, ancient creatures and cataclysmic cosmic horrors.
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#TRIBE #GrimmVision #DanAsma #FoundFootage #SciFiHorror #CosmicHorror #PsychologicalHorror #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
DIABOLIC – Religious Horror About A Cursed Witch And A Dark Past
📍 Directed by: Daniel J. Phillips
📍 Distributor: Lightbulb Film Distribution
📍 Genre: Religious Horror, Supernatural Horror
📍 Runtime: 95 mins | Cert: 15
📍 Release Date: May 25, 2026 (Blu-ray, DVD & Digital – UK & Ireland)
📍 Starring: Elizabeth Cullen, John Kim, Mia Challis, Terence Crawford
🎬 Synopsis: After suffering terrifying blackouts, a young woman returns to the religious compound where she was raised. As she begins to uncover the dark secrets of her past, an ancient ritual unleashes the vengeful spirit of a cursed witch.
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#Diabolic #LightbulbFilmDistribution #DanielJPhillips #ElizabethCullen #ReligiousHorror #SupernaturalHorror #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
SHADOWS OF WILLOW CABIN – A Queer Supernatural Horror About Love, Trauma And Survival
📍 Written & Directed by: Joe Fria
📍 Distributor: GrimmVision
📍 Genre: Horror, Supernatural Horror, Queer Horror
📍 Release Date: May 25, 2026 (Digital – UK)
📍 Starring: Bryan Bellomo, John Brodsky
🎬 Synopsis: Albert and Devon retreat to a remote mountain cabin, where their secret relationship begins to deepen. But as the walls whisper with voices they thought had been silenced, they become trapped in a supernatural loop where time fractures, ghosts manifest and buried traumas take terrifying physical form.
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#ShadowsOfWillowCabin #GrimmVision #JoeFria #BryanBellomo #JohnBrodsky #QueerHorror #SupernaturalHorror #May2026 #BritFlicks #BritFlicksYouTube
