Two Roads Picture Co. Explained

Two Roads Picture Co.
Founders:
Industry:Motion Picture, Creative Industries
Owner:
  • Jeremy Culver
  • Charleene Closshey
Divisions:Film, Music, Blockchain Distribution
Foundation:2016

Two Roads Picture Co. is an American independent film production company founded in 2016 by Charleene Closshey and Jeremy Culver. It produced and released the first film in history able to be streamed for cryptocurrency using blockchain technology, the company's first feature film titled No Postage Necessary.[1]

History

The Florida incorporated company began in 2016 Closshey and Culver co-produced the 2018 film No Postage Necessary.[2] For the blockchain debut, the company partnered with decentralized application Vevue, a peer-to-peer incentivized video network built on the QTUM platform and utilizing smart contracts.[3] The company also distributed the film in the United States, screening in select U.S. theaters July 6, 2018 and available digitally online July 10, 2018.[4] In 2018, Two Roads Picture Co. launched a blockchain distribution division of the company headed by Jeremy Culver.[5] [6]

Filmography

YearFilmDirectorRelease DateNotes
2013Walking with FrancisJeremy Culver17 October 2013Screened in Vatican City by Pope Francis
2014An Evergreen ChristmasJeremy Culver4 November 2014Distributed by Arc Entertainment (U.S.) and Spotlight Pictures (foreign)
2015Radical Kindness: The Life of Monsignor John SheridanJeremy Culver4 September 2014Documentary chronicling the life of Irish American poet, author and priest
2018No Postage NecessaryJeremy Culver6 July 2018First film in history to release via blockchain technology

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indie Dramedy NO POSTAGE NECESSARY to be First Film to Debut on Blockchain . Broadway World . March 21, 2018.
  2. Web site: No Postage Necessary - Official Trailer (HD) .
  3. Web site: The Coolest Blockchain Startups at Consensus . Entrepreneur. Rob . Marvin . May 16, 2018 . May 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: No Postage Necessary. 5 July 2018 . AMC Theatres. July 6, 2018.
  5. Web site: Hollywood's First Blockchain Movie: An End to Piracy? . 31 March 2018 . . March 31, 2018.
  6. Web site: "No Postage Necessary" Hollywood's First Blockchain Movie First Step Towards Ending Piracy . . March 31, 2018.