We have some more indie movie trailers for you. I don’t know about you, but these indie movies are providing far more interest than most things at the cinema. I know a few of these indie movies are getting cinema releases, but with limited runs.
Dreaming of You: The Making of The Coral
Here is the trailer for this one.
The story is:
Dreaming of You: The Making of The Coral follows the story of six childhood outsiders from Merseyside as they transform into one of the most influential British guitar bands of the new millennium. Their high-energy blend of psychedelic rock ‘n’ roll revitalising the doldrums of the post-Britpop music scene.
I like British indie pop, but I can’t say I’ve heard of The Coral, but I’m not big into music. Looking them up, I do recognise the music though. I guess this movie is for the fans, but it might be an interesting look at the British indie music scene.
From the press release: Narrated by the band, the film is an immersive experience that creatively combines reconstruction, archive footage, and animation to capture the early 2000s era through the eyes of six northern teenagers, who together created their own strange, endlessly creative escapist universe.
As the friends leave their sleepy hometown of Hoylake in pursuit of musical glory, the spotlight eventually finds them, but is it fame they’re after or it just being together?
Our Happy Place
I always click on the links to a trailer and expect the worst. Then I’m pleasantly surprised by something like Out Happy Place.
That looks like a solid horror movie. The story is:
Raya, a lonely woman caring for her bedridden husband, is haunted by terrifying nightmares. She wakes up each morning in the forest, falling deeper into freshly dug graves beneath her. As supernatural forces torment her and the line between dream and reality collapses, she unearths a horrifying secret buried within the woods—and herself.
The film was written and shot during the pandemic. Working around quarantine limitations, Bickel and Miles filmed everything locally to their home outside of LA, and later expanded production once restrictions eased to include two further cast members on set.
The claustrophobia of being stuck inside during quarantine has a clear influence on the film’s camera work.
The Dark Fantastic
This indie documentary is about movie composer Simon Boswell. I have to admit, he was a new name to me.
Looking Boswell up, he’s composed the music for movies like Shallow Grave, Hackers, Hardware, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999). He also scored Dario Argento’s Phenomena (1985). I love the soundtrack to Hackers, but I don’t remember the score. I need to watch it again.
From the press release of The Dark Fantastic: Directed by Lg White, THE DARK FANTASTIC is a hallucinatory celebration of music, cinema, and the creative spark that refuses to behave. Featuring special appearances from Iggy Pop, Dolly Parton, Ewan McGregor, Dave Rowntree, Glen Matlock and more, this isn’t one for music lovers to miss.
There are some interesting indie movies there. I’m working on a couple of reviews at the moment for new ones.
