Show the concept.
Publish the teaser, premise, or proof-of-world while the idea is still moving fast.
Stories you couldn't see until now.
A curated home for AI cinema.
Free ad-supported viewing, with premium available for ad-free streaming and premium content. Films presented as films.
VIP pre-launch access
Private access codes are going out.
Viewers are being selected in waves before PYLON opens. Drop your email for a chance to receive a private VIP access code and early access to the first films.
Greenlight
Line up the audience before the film exists.
Greenlight is PYLON's early signal layer for filmmakers. Share the high concept, trailer, scene, or proof-of-world. Capture intent from people who want to watch it. Take that audience with you into production and release.
Think of it like lining up cinema tickets before the film has fully been crafted: not as a stunt, but as proof that the story already has people waiting for it.
Capture intent.
Viewers signal they want to watch, share, and follow the release instead of leaving a passive like behind.
Carry the audience.
The creator keeps attribution and brings early believers into the first audience for the finished film.
What we're against
Streaming gave you the algorithm. We give you a curator.
Every other platform wants you scrolling. We want you to watch work that has been chosen with care, talk about it, and come back when there is another series worth your time. Each week, a named curator moves the slate forward with context. No carousels. No queue. No auto-play next.
Why PYLON
Curated, not algorithmic
Every title is hand-picked by a named human curator who explains, in their own voice, why we are showing it to you. There is no infinite scroll, no "trending now", and no auto-play next.
Ad-free on subscription
Premium subscribers get a quiet, ad-free experience: premium catalog access, director materials, and no ads.
Fair to filmmakers
We pay filmmakers 55 percent of net platform revenue (subscriptions plus free-tier ad revenue), shared pro-rata by watch-time and paid monthly. Filmmakers retain full IP, with auto-reversion if we ever stop distributing.
AI-disclosed and provenance-aware
AI involvement is disclosed at the catalog level. Provenance is captured internally for legal and curation. Films are presented as films, not as prompt galleries or tool-chain showcases.
What curated looks like
A film, not a thumbnail.
Each title gets its own page, its own context, and a curator's voice explaining why it's here. The films are AI-generated narrative cinema, short-form, made by independent filmmakers worldwide. We present them like films, not like demos. No prompts. No model names. No tool chains. Just the work.
What we ship
Every Friday, one film. Always free.
The Free Pick Friday lands on the public homepage every week and stays there until the next pick. Premium subscribers get the full early-access catalog two weeks ahead, in full HD, with the curator's editorial. Both tiers respect the editorial boundary. A film is a film, not a model demo.
The flywheel
How a week on PYLON works.
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Filmmakers submit
Independent AI-cinema filmmakers send their work through the studio. We do not commission, we do not edit, and we do not retain IP. The licence is non-exclusive on the PYLON surface.
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Curators select
A named curator reviews every submission inside 14 days. Selection is the only filter. There is no algorithm, no engagement bait, no testing rounds.
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Friday goes live
One pick lands on the public homepage every Friday with a short editorial from the curator. Free tier and premium tier see the same homepage on the same day.
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Filmmakers get paid
55 percent of net revenue, paid monthly via Stripe once the creator clears 25 dollars. Every payout has a line-item ledger. Every viewer hour is logged.
Preview
What films will look like.
A glimpse from the early submissions queue. The full curated catalogue ships as the first weekly series slate opens. The waitlist gets the heads-up.
Northbound
Nobody Does
Tokyo 2000
The Americans
The Wolf
Hirokazu
Sci/One
Intensity
Nightmares
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