Built by a filmmaker who needed a room
Byron Green is a filmmaker from Newark, New Jersey, and the founder of .Wav Digital Media, a cinematography and video production company. He has spent years behind the camera and in the edit bay on work people know.
The wall
Like every independent filmmaker, Byron wanted one thing for his own films: a room full of people watching them. He went looking for places to screen his work and kept hitting the same wall.
Venue rentals and screening fees priced local artists out before a single ticket was sold. Festivals meant entry fees, long waits and rejection letters. The audience was out there. The door to reach them was locked behind a price most creators can't pay.
So he built his own door.
The theater
Top Row Films is a live digital movie theater. Any filmmaker can open a room, sell tickets, and watch their film with their audience in real time, from any phone or computer. Real faces fill the seats, and every laugh and scream reaches the whole room.
There's nothing to rent and nothing to pay upfront. Filmmakers keep 90% of every ticket, and the money goes straight to their own account.
Why it exists
Top Row Films exists to tear down the wall between creators and their dreams. If you made something, you deserve a room to show it in. Take your seat.
Want to talk? hello@toprowfilms.com