virtual cinema

cinemawithoutborders

Every film carries within it the possibility of transformation.
What if we could witness that transformation together?

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What happens to a story
when no one sees it?

All over the world films wait to be watched just out of reach of their audience. Getting stuck at festivals or countries of origin. Careers are harder to build; high value, relevant stories miss their opportunity to impact those who would want to receive them.

"We only have two hours to change people's lives." - John Cassavetes

Cinematic understanding is something intrinsic. Yet, a film’s reach and audience participation is often defined around borders inadequate for today and the medium. Exceptional storytelling inadvertently omitted from the cultural conversation. Limiting our narrative of a plurality of idea's.

We take care not only in curating our film's but engaging with the people behind the picture. We named ourselves after the epoch when humanity started building homes. Holocene’s the opportunity to uncover a new habitat for cinema.

50/50 with creators

stories without borders

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How stories find their people

You'll find the film's nobody put in front of you yet.

Curated Encounters

On Holocene, a handful of strangers will love the same obscure film as you. We match cinephile’s together in virtual rooms across social silos. People you have things in common with below surface level.

Shared Contemplation

Each screening is scheduled and there’s time before and after the film to chat. Where you can witness someone’s personal journey first-hand and get to share the experience with others.

Intimate Spaces

We limit the number of people present in each room to give the experience a more personal feel. Giving you greater agency and responsibility

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For those who believe
stories matter

We believe in the power of cinema, to sustain, develop, and unite people, world’s, and idea's. A space for the place's in between the word's. We are curators, engineers, viewers and creators

Every screening is heroic: in the filmmaker's vision, in the viewer's openness, in the possibility that understanding can bridge any distance.

Distinctive Programming: Voices from multiple continents, stories that expand rather than confirm

Fair Exchange: Revenue shared equally, careers sustained through genuine appreciation

Meaningful Connection: Quality of encounter over quantity of consumption

“The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.” - Marcel Duchamp