Cinephobe.TV: New York’s First & Only TV Channel. Born of the pandemic and out of a shit posting insta account, The Cinephobe is programmed like a television channel, with a set schedule each day posted online guided by a passionate, discerning, and decidedly inclusive approach to movies.
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Shasha is an independent streaming service for South-West Asian and North African cinema. Each month we present 20 carefully-curated films, selected by our experienced team of women programmers from the region. Films are available to watch by all, anywhere in the world.
Another Screen is a new, free streaming project by Another Gaze journal, created to foreground rare film work we deem worthy of feminist interrogation, across geographies and modes of production.
Maysles Documentary Center is offering some virtual cinema events
For over 50 years, Film at Lincoln Center has been dedicated to supporting the art and elevating the craft of cinema and enriching film culture. Their Virtual Cinema is offering digital rentals of curated programming.
MoMA’s subscription-based virtual screenings.
For more on how streaming programs are attempting to fill in where repertory theaters dropped off, check out this recent episode of the Film Comment podcast (where I learned about several of these projects).
“It’s not that we wouldn’t all rather be together watching these movies on a wide, silvery screen; it’s that the connections being formed right now will be vital long after our favorite theaters have reopened.” How COVID strengthened digital bonds in the film community.
(RIP Twitch-streamed QuaranTV. )