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ABSOLUTE CIN

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cin is a private screening room
for filmmakers who don't need an algorithm
to find their audience.

Sell your film directly. Keep everything.
We handle the infrastructure. You handle the art.

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What is cin

An independent film rental and sales platform you actually own.

Fully customizable. Your domain. Your design. Your Stripe account collecting your money.

Pre-purchase campaigns with gated extras. Rental windows that start on play, not purchase. No templates. No rev share. No platform between you and your audience.

Built for single releases. Not content libraries.

Who this is for

cin is for independent studios and filmmakers releasing one film (or a few) directly to audiences.

You've probably shown at festivals. You're probably tired of distributors taking 50%. You probably don't want your film sitting in a streaming library next to content.

You want a private premiere. Online. Yours.

This is not for studios with dozens of releases. We're not a catalog platform. We're a screening room. One film, one audience, one relationship.

How it works

cin is a bespoke service, not a signup flow.

01

You tell us about your release

Film, timeline, pricing, extras, vibe.

02

We build your screening room

Private repo, your domain, your Stripe. Deployed and tested. Usually 48-72 hours.

03

You sell directly

Pre-purchase, rental, whatever model fits. Your audience pays you. We never touch revenue.

04

You own the code

Add collaborators. Customize freely. Hand it to any developer. We stay or go based on what you need.

Pricing

No percentage. No rev share. Flat monthly.

Your ticket sales are yours minus Stripe's 2.9%.

Platform

€299 /month
€500 setup
  • Private repo Licensed
  • Your Stripe ✓
  • Your domain ✓
  • Deployment ✓
  • Views included 5,000/mo
  • Dev support Email
  • Updates Included
  • DRM protection Optional

Platform + Support

€499 /month
€500 setup
  • Private repo Licensed
  • Your Stripe ✓
  • Your domain ✓
  • Deployment ✓
  • Views included 5,000/mo
  • Dev support 4 hrs/mo
  • Updates Included
  • DRM protection Optional

Custom Development

+ Platform
€6,000 base
  • Up to 6 pages ✓
  • Your branding ✓
  • Your typography ✓
  • Copy integration ✓
  • Asset integration ✓
  • Additional pages €800/ea
  • Complex features Quoted
  • DRM protection Optional

DRM Protection

Prevents casual downloading. Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady.

~€100/month + €0.003 per play (forwarded 1:1)

Adds friction for legitimate viewers. Most indie releases don't need this. We'll help you decide.

View Overage

Base tiers include 5,000 views/month.

Beyond that: €0.01 per view

We alert you at 80%. No surprises.

Why this exists

Your film doesn't belong in a content library. It doesn't need an algorithm to find its people. It shouldn't fund a platform's Series B.

You made something. Now you should be able to sell it directly, keep the money, own the relationship, and not ask permission from a dashboard.

cin is infrastructure, not a middleman. We build the room. You host the screening.

Patience

Rental begins on play, not purchase. Your audience watches when they're ready. No wasted hours. No refund emails.

Loyalty

Pre-purchase access with gated extras. Behind-the-scenes. Director notes. Whatever you want. Reward those who believed early.

Ownership

Full codebase access. Your Stripe. Your data. We stay as long as you want. Leave whenever. No lock-in. No exit fee.

FAQ

Next.js, Tailwind, Clerk for auth, Stripe for payments, Mux for video. Modern stack any developer can work with.
Completely. You get the code. Change anything. Or hire us to build your vision from €6,000.
5,000 views per month. One "view" = one video play session. We alert you at 80%. Overage is €0.01 per view after that.
Probably not. DRM prevents casual browser downloads but adds ~€100/month plus per-play fees, and can frustrate legitimate viewers. Most indie releases rely on relationship with audience, not locks.
Yes. We add them as collaborator. They can deploy, modify, extend. We can step back entirely if you want.
No. Your Stripe account, your money. We only charge the flat monthly.
Monthly. Cancel anytime. Your code access remains as long as you've paid for that month.
You have the code. It runs on standard infrastructure. Any developer can keep it running. We're not a dependency.
Current pricing is per-release. Multiple films = multiple deployments. Volume pricing available if you're a studio. Let's talk.
Development time for changes, tweaks, content updates. Unused hours don't roll over. Major redesigns quoted separately.
1ar labs. One person, 10+ years shipping digital products. Previous work includes Dot Go (Cannes Lions) and The Truth Wins (Reporters Without Borders).

INDULGE

If your work belongs at a festival before a feed,
we should talk.

Apply for access Schedule a call

We respond within 24 hours.
No sales deck. Just a conversation about your release.