The mechanism

How we do them

One old idea, pointed at a new problem.

Many small contributions, pooled in the open, handed to one maker at a time. Communities have funded each other this way for centuries. We build the room where it happens in public. Here’s how the flagship night runs.

01

Paint

Painters come with their easels.

02

Pitch

Filmmakers build stories live.

03

Fund

A winner emerges and a film premieres.

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