Host an event

Bring people together around film.

Every memorable screening begins with someone who wants to share a film they believe in. Sometimes that's the filmmaker. Sometimes it's a guest curator. Sometimes it's a festival.

A hosted event is a real night at the cinema — a showtime on the calendar, a lobby that fills as the hour approaches, a film everyone watches at the same moment, and a live room after, with you at the front of it.

Next time, it could be your night. TimeSink is your stage.

Your Event
One night. Your program.
Presented by you
How a night runs

One showtime, played in segments.

Every event is a program — a sequence of segments you run live from the stage. Here's how a classic premiere night plays out:

Run of Show Premiere Night · one of many
  1. 8:30 Lobby
    Doors open

    The lobby fills as showtime approaches. Chat warms up and you set the scene for the night.

  2. 9:00 Film
    The feature

    Lights down. Everyone watches the same print at the same moment — no pausing, no watching alone.

  3. 10:15 Live
    The Q&A

    The filmmaker takes the stage. Questions queue up, hands go up, voices come on.

  4. Late Live
    The hang

    Credits don't close the room. The conversation runs as long as the crowd does.

Formats

Start from a familiar shape — or invent one.

A format is just an arrangement of segments. These are a few nights the stage is built for — and yours doesn't have to look like any of them.

Premiere Night
Lobby Film Q&A

Your film meets its first audience — and you're in the room when it happens.

Double Feature
Lobby Film Film Talk

Two films in conversation. You write the thread that ties them together.

Curator's Room
Lobby Film Discussion

A film you can't stop recommending, framed and introduced your way.

Filmmaker Breakdown
Lobby Scenes Craft talk

Run your key scenes back and walk the room through how they were made.

Secret Screening
Lobby ??? Discussion

The title stays hidden until the lights go down. The room finds out together.

Your Format
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The programme is modular — films, live talks, presentations. Stack the segments differently, or pitch us one we haven't built yet.

The Ask

Pitch your night.

Tell us about the night you have in mind — the film, the format, the audience — and we'll help you take the stage.