What is the value of art? Does it reside in personal expression? Cultural longevity? Financial worth? These questions fuel this gloriously entertaining comedy, directed by Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich) and written by Ed Solomon (Now You See Me).

Told entirely from the perspective of its avian protagonist, Hen follows a chicken who escapes an industrial farm only to find herself navigating the pecking order of a crumbling seaside restaurant in Greece.

A therapist (Renate Reinsve) ventures into a mysterious, liminal dimension after her patient (Chiwetel Ejiofor) vanishes through a strange doorway in a furniture showroom.

Headlined by Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall (Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy), Oscar-winning documentarian Daniel Roher’s (Navalny) narrative debut moves cleverly between low-key thriller and winsome rom-com.

Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton) joins Éanna Hardwicke (Saipan) and Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls) in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.

Winner of the audience award at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh, Trad is a hugely entertaining celebration of Irish music, written and directed by Lance Daly (Kisses, Black ’47).