Indie Greenlight — for film fans
You greenlight the show.
The movies you actually want to see — weird, wonderful, independent films — rarely make it to a theater near you. Not because the audience doesn't exist. Because until now, nobody could prove it existed. Now you can. Tap what you'd watch, reserve a seat, and if enough neighbors do the same, the show happens. You don't just buy a ticket — you make the movie play.
Browse the films — vote free
How it works
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Tell us what you'd watch — one tap at a time
Browse independent films and hit “I'd watch that” on anything you'd go see if it played nearby. It's free, it takes a second, and it's not a commitment — it's a vote. Enough votes in your area, and we take the film to a local theater and ask them to host it. You'll be the first to know when it's listed.
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Reserve your seat — free
When a showing near you is “filling up,” reserve with a saved card that's only charged if enough people join you and the show actually happens. If it doesn't, you were simply never charged. Nothing to cancel, nothing to refund, nothing to chase.
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Watch the meter climb
Every showing lists how many seats it needs — say, 60. 42 reserved, 18 to go. Bring two friends and you might be the reason a film plays in your town. (People remember being one of the 60. Nobody remembers being one of ten thousand streams.)
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Show up for more than a movie
These are events at your local independent theater: after the film, the director appears live on screen for a Q&A — and your phone is the microphone. A code on screen gets you 10% off the film's merch, shipped straight to your door. Decided to come last-minute? A QR at the door sells you a ticket in seconds.
What it costs
A normal movie ticket — usually $10 to $15 — plus a small, clearly stated booking fee. That's it. Most of your money goes straight to the filmmaker and your local theater. You're not funding a studio's marketing budget; you're keeping an indie filmmaker on the road and a neighborhood screen lit.
Why this exists
An indie film called Abductee has been touring the country's independent theaters, booked one phone call at a time. The screenings that sold well proved something: the audience for real independent cinema is out there — it just never gets told when the movie comes to town. Consider this your telling.
Find your first film
Takes ten seconds, costs nothing — and the next time a film you'd love is one reservation short in your town, that reservation could be yours.
And a promise: we will never sell your info, and you'll only ever get emails about the things you asked to hear about — the films you vote for, the theaters you follow. That's it.