60%
Ad revenue to creators
Coming soon · a new home for independent film1,420 films at the door248 creators on board$2.4M paid to creators in Q10% platform cut on tipsWatch free · tip the artistIndependent film, independently paidComing soon · a new home for independent film1,420 films at the door248 creators on board$2.4M paid to creators in Q10% platform cut on tipsWatch free · tip the artistIndependent film, independently paid
Coming soon · A new home for independent film
The marquee lights up soon.Where the audience becomes the artist.
A streaming house built for independent filmmakers and the people who love their work. Watch free, tip the creator directly, and every dollar of that tip lands with them.
First 1,000 on the list get founding-member perksNo spam · one email at open
First look
The Stream · feature presentationpreview
Top 10 in the housepreview
At the door
1,420
Films ready for opening night
Behind the camera
248
Independent creators already on board
Paid to creators · Q1
$2.4M
Real money to real filmmakers
Platform cut on tips
0%
Tips go 100% to the filmmaker
— I —
Watch free.
The Marquee is Cinema's free tier — real independent features, series, and shorts, streamed with a light touch of ads. No coins, no unlocks, no catch.
The Stream
A programmed house, not an algorithm wall
Every day opens with a feature presentation, hand-programmed like a theater's reel. Continue watching, tonight's picks, and a Top 10 voted by the audience — not engagement bait.
- Free with ads — one pre-roll, never more than 90s per film
- Films, series & shorts from working independents
- Audience-scored Top 10, refreshed every 24 hours
Sneak peek
Film page · watch & supportcoming soon
— II —
Find your next favorite.
A library you can actually browse — by genre, runtime, language, and access — with premieres marked on the calendar like showtimes.
Sneak peek
Discover · the librarycoming soon
Discover
1,400+ titles, filtered like a film archive
Neo-Westerns to documentaries, 8-minute shorts to 2-hour features, in 37 languages. Sort by what's streaming now, what's premiering soon, and what the house is watching.
- 54 premieres already on the opening calendar
- Real ratings from viewers who finished the film
- Coming-soon reservations — save a seat before it drops
The house rules · why we built this
Built for the filmmakers.
Streaming ate independent film's economics. We're putting them back: creators keep 60% of ad revenue on their titles, share House subscription revenue by watch-time, and keep 100% of every tip. When you watch, the filmmaker gets paid.
100%
Of tips · no platform fee
$6.40
Average tip this quarter
90 days
Max wait to get paid
— III —
Back the filmmakers.
Follow working creators, become a patron from $5 a month, and watch the ledger — every filmmaker's earnings are theirs, in the open.
Creators & Patronage
Three rungs. You pick. They keep it.
Every creator offers the same three patron tiers — Crew, Director, Producer — with perks they choose: early access, director's cuts, behind-the-scenes, credits on the next film.
- Crew · $5/mo — ad-free playback + patron Q&As
- Director · $12/mo — 7-day early access, cuts & extras
- Producer · $40/mo — everything, plus a credit on the next film
Sneak peek
Creators · browse, follow, supportcoming soon
— IV —
Made a film? Bring it.
The Studio is open to any filmmaker — no application, no gatekeeper. Drop your master, set your launch date, and start earning from the first view.
Sneak peek
The Studio · your titles, your earningscoming soon
The Studio
Upload like a pro, get paid like one
Features, series, or shorts — up to 200 GB masters in ProRes or DNxHD. Encoding starts the second you drop, schedule premieres and early access down to the minute, and read your earnings on a statement, not a dashboard.
- You keep the masters — and the rights, always
- Three income streams — ads, subscriptions, tips
- Quarterly statements — printed, signed, transparent
— V —
Two ways in.
Pick your seat on opening night. Both come with the whole catalog.
Free · ad-supported
Marquee
$0 / forever
The full library, free. Light ads — one pre-roll and never more than 90 seconds per film. Your watching still pays the filmmaker.
- Every film, series & short
- Tip any creator, any time
- Watchlists & premiere reservations
Member · zero ads
House
$9.99 / month
No ads, ever. 4K HDR where the master allows, offline downloads, and your subscription is shared with creators by what you actually watch.
- Ad-free, 4K HDR, downloads
- Your fee routed to the filmmakers you watch
- Founding-member rate locked at launch
Also playing
Short Cinema
A dark 9:16 theater for short film and series — with one mid-series ad break instead of coin walls. Episodes are never gated behind currency.
Also playing
Watch parties
Premiere nights with the director in the room — live Q&As, patron-only screenings, and a lobby that feels like one.
Also playing
Honest provenance
AI-assisted work is labeled, never hidden. You always know how a film was made — and the filmmaker always gets the credit.
Opening night is close.
One email when the doors open. Founding members get the House rate locked for life and a seat at the first premiere.
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