{"id":6270,"date":"2026-04-05T00:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/6270\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T00:08:18","slug":"8-films-premiering-at-londons-buzziest-festival-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/6270\/","title":{"rendered":"8 films premiering at London’s buzziest festival this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"LONDON,
\n\t\tThere are some fantastic movies and premieres on offer in June thanks to SXSW London (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n

After its inaugural edition in 2025, SXSW London<\/a> is back in the capital this summer to celebrate all things movie, music and technology with a stacked film line-up.<\/p>\n

From June 1st \u2013 6th 2026, East London will host the first screenings in the UK of 17 films, including three world premieres, as part of the festival\u2019s Screen Conference.<\/p>\n

There will also be the return of influential talk series Screen Keynotes, this time with Bafta-winning actress and writer Sharon Horgan<\/a>, Doctor Who<\/a> head honcho Russell T Davies<\/a> and Tom Quinn, founder of Oscar-winning US indie film company Neon, all sharing their pearls of wisdom.<\/p>\n

Movies on offer to fans via festival screenings include a Marco Pierre White-helmed documentary, a flesh-eating horror <\/a>and a drama revolving around forgotten baby syndrome.<\/p>\n

As befits its international focus, 22 countries are represented among the confirmed movie line-up for SXSW London so far, including Mexico<\/a>, Slovakia, Kazakhstan<\/a> and Columbia \u2013 as well as host nation the UK.<\/p>\n

With Metro as SXSW London\u2019s media partner, read on for our pick of the films\u2026<\/p>\n

Feast Or Famine <\/p>\n

\t\t\"Feast
\n\t\tYou can dine on a Michelin star-themed documentary with Marco Pierre White (Picture: SXSW)<\/p>\n

A world premiere, this documentary follow\u2019s highly-regarded local restaurant Angelina as it chases its first Michelin star, and is narrated by culinary icon Marco Pierre White<\/a> \u2013 the first Brit to earn three of them, before famously giving them back.<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s on hand to \u2018demistify the Michelin myth\u2019 to those of us on the outside of the fine dining experience, pressing our noses to the glass and licking our lips.<\/p>\n

Feast Or Famine is directed by Adrian Choa and Michael Boccalini.<\/p>\n

The Remedy <\/p>\n

\t\t\"The
\n\t\tCannibalistic horror The Remedy may push you to the edge (Picture: SWSW)<\/p>\n

Sold as a \u2018stylish gothic horror\u2019 from American director Alex Kahuam and writer Daniel Kuhlman, The Remedy is another of SXSW London\u2019s premieres.<\/p>\n

Starring legendary creature actor Doug Jones<\/a> (The Shape of Water, Hellboy, Pan\u2019s Labyrinth) alongside Timothy Granaderos, London Thor and Jenny O\u2019Hara, a son\u2019s desperate attempts at keeping his mother alive lead him to make sacrifices in more ways than one.<\/p>\n

The titualar so-called miraculous \u2018remedy\u2019 may promise to extend someone\u2019s lifespan, but it also leaves the patient with an insatiable appetite for human flesh.<\/p>\n

All Night Wrong <\/p>\n

\t\t\"All
\n\t\tThe worst first date ever in All Night Wrong (Picture: SXSW)<\/p>\n

The third world premiere is Jason James\u2019 riotous, anxiety-inducing comedy starring Zach Cherry (Severance<\/a>) and Borat and The Apprentice\u2019s Maria Bakalova<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All Night Wrong serves up a nightmarish first date when Gary (Cherry) and Eli (Bakalova) progress their dating app match to a real-life meet-up in a bar.<\/p>\n

But their one night stand plans are soon thwarted when they find themselves driving an apparent killer\u2019s car \u2013 complete with a dead body in the back \u2013 and fleeing from the police with a suitcase of dirty cash.<\/p>\n

On The Road <\/p>\n

\t\t\"On
\n\t\tOn The Road is a Mexican erotic romantic thriller (Picture: SXSW)<\/p>\n

Described as a fusion between Beat writer Jack Kerouac\u2019s work and Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n\u2019s modern classic movie Y Tu Mam\u00e1 Tambi\u00e9n, On The Road follows a young sex worker working out of a roadside diner who falls in love with an older truck driver while on the run.<\/p>\n

Victor Prieto Simental plays rebellious hustler Veneto and Osvaldo Sanchez Valenzuela is trucker Mu\u00f1eco, with their lives upended by the trouble following in Veneto\u2019s wake.<\/p>\n

From director David Pablos and produced by Star Wars actor Diego Luna, this Mexican movie won the Queer Lion at Venice Film Festival<\/a> in 2025.<\/p>\n

Father <\/p>\n

\t\t\"Father
\n\t\tEvery parent\u2019s worst fear haunts Father (Picture: SXSW)<\/p>\n

From director Tereza Nvotov\u00e1, Father was Slovakia\u2019s official Oscar<\/a> submission for 2026, which premiered at Venice, and tackles the unimaginable pain of forgotten baby syndrome.<\/p>\n

Inspired by real life tragic events, Milan Ondr\u00edk plays Michal, the father at the film\u2019s heart, who heads into the office one morning as the new CEO of his company, on the hottest day of the year, after dropping off his young daughter at nursery \u2013 or so he thinks.<\/p>\n

But gaps in his memory cause fatal consequences, and he\u2019s left unravelling with guilt and grief in this searing and chaotic drama.<\/p>\n

Maddie\u2019s Secret <\/p>\n

\t\t\"Maddie's
\n\t\tThe filmmaking debut of comic John Early, who plays food influencer Maddie (Picture: SXSW)<\/p>\n

American comedian John Early has made his first film with Maddie\u2019s Secret, which he also stars in alongside Kate Berlant, Kristen Johnston, Vanessa Bayer and Chris Bauer.<\/p>\n

The tragicomedy follows food influencer Maddie (Early) as she struggles to balance her career ambitions alongside a battle with bulimia that she\u2019s kept secret even from those closest to her for years.<\/p>\n

Heavily inspired by John Waters, the movie was widely praised out of its premiere at TIFF in the autumn for walking the delicate tightrope between comedy and drama.<\/p>\n

Little White Lies has called it \u2018a sincere and surprising comedic triumph\u2019 while IndieWire dubbed it \u2018one of the boldest American movies in years\u2019.<\/p>\n

Sicko <\/p>\n

\t\t\"SICKO
\n\t\tBe careful what you GoFundMe for in Sicko (Picture: SXSW)<\/p>\n

Sicko is a sharp Kazakh thriller about a young couple who make a dangerous fortune by faking cancer.<\/p>\n

From director Aitore Zholdaskali, newlyweds Azamat (Ayan Utepbergen) and Tansholpan (Dilnaz Kurmangali) are so broke they decide to set up an online fundraising campaign for his pretend terminal diagnosis to keep the debt collectors from their door.<\/p>\n

But when the scam goes viral, they find themselves trapped in a dangerous web of lies in this biting satire. <\/p>\n

Intelligence Rising <\/p>\n

\t\t\"Intelligence
\n\t\tDocumentary Intelligence Rising could keep you up at night (Picture: SXSW)<\/p>\n

British AI documentary Intelligence Rising sees leading global authorities join expert Marc Warner for a war-game exploring how artificial intelligence<\/a> might reshape power.<\/p>\n

Moving away from AI\u2019s influence on the creative arts, Intelligence Rising instead explores its impact on the geopolitical front, with some of the world\u2019s most prominent thinkers in politics, military strategy, philosophy and technology weighing in.<\/p>\n

Together with director Elena Andreicheva, the likes of General Patrick Sanders, Skype Jaan Tallinn, Google DeepMind\u2019s Lucy Lim and Yuval Noah Harari issue a stark warning to viewers.<\/p>\n

SXSW London runs June 1st -6th 2026. Click here<\/a> for more information on the SXSW London Screen Conference.<\/p>\n

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