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One's a Fever Dream. One's a Slow Descent.
Only You Can Put Them On a Screen.

Two movies. One nearly shared cast. Zero permission asked. Dead Dawn is a wild, small-town cult trip — funny, vicious, unhinged. Silt is the quiet, cosmic dread that follows you home from the lake (yes, Tommy Wiseau's down there). The only screen they reach near you is the one you demand.

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One fever dream. One slow descent.
One release you control.

The first audience-owned theatrical distribution campaign — built from the ground up, one city at a time.

Dead Dawn Movie Poster
Dark Comedy  /  True Crime  /  Cult Anti-Hero

Dead Dawn

A small-town fever dream with a body count — and a punchline.

In a small southern town, Anna-Beth is the post office clerk who can't say no — to a belligerent customer, to her boss, to a controlling ex who refuses to let go. She's drowning in quiet desperation, barely holding her world together. But when something dark descends with the dawn, the woman everyone overlooked discovers exactly what she's made of.

Cast
Ashley LenzOlivia Grace Applegate Malcolm GoodwinKrishna Smitha David AndersMichael Papajohn
Written by Aaron Jay Rome
A film by Aaron Jay Rome  ·  ALLaborde Films  ·  Roaming Lens
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Silt Movie Poster
Cosmic Thriller  /  Elevated Horror  /  Cabin-in-the-Woods

Silt

Some wounds don't heal. They surface.

A weekend getaway at a secluded lake promises a reset for a fractured group of friends — but old wounds don't stay buried for long. As tensions rise and loyalties shift, the lake begins to change them in ways they can't explain… or escape.

Cast
Andrea SixtosDavid AndersMalcolm Goodwin Tommy WiseauOlivia Grace Applegate Michael PapajohnVernon Davis
Story by Vernon Davis & Tiffany Toney
Written by Aaron Jay Rome
Directed by Aaron Jay Rome  ·  Real 85 Productions  ·  ALLaborde Films  ·  Roaming Lens
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30
People. That's the threshold.
Thirty requests from one city is the number that came out of the Iron Lung campaign — roughly the point where a programmer stops scrolling and actually looks. It isn't a guarantee. It's the threshold most films never reach.

Four steps to bring
the films to your city

No film degree required. No volunteer labor. Just a few clicks and your name on the wall.

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Enter Your ZIP

Tell us where you are. We'll match you with your nearest participating theaters.

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Send With One Click

We pre-fill a theater outreach email from your Gmail or Outlook. You click send. That's it — no typing, no copy-paste.

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Recruit Your City

Share your personal link. When 30 people in your area ask, your theater has a real reason to say yes.

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See It on the Big Screen

If your theater says yes, you and your crew get first access to tickets.

Once the first theaters book,
the rest follow

The release expands in waves. Each booking unlocks the next tier.

Culture Makers

10 – 25 theaters

Art house cinemas that care about film culture and bold programming

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Community Operators

50 – 100 theaters

Independent theaters with flexible programming and local audiences

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Regional Chains

200 – 500 theaters

Marcus, Harkins, and regional operators who follow proven demand

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National Scale

1,000 – 3,000 theaters

AMC, Cinemark, Regal — when the movement becomes undeniable

Campaign Progress

The movement is lighting up.

Every dot is a city. Every city needs 30 demands to unlock its theater. Watch them ignite — and find yours.

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What the dots mean

Building <15
Close 15–29
Unlocked 30+
Booked screening set

Top cities right now

Live data from the campaign. Dots ignite, unlock, and get starred automatically as cities cross 30.

Become a Film Captain

Lead the charge in your city. We give you everything you need — you just click the buttons.

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