Edmonton’s Metro Cinema has launched an online screening program, in hopes of keeping arts cinema alive in a world without movie theatres.
The non-profit theatre is offering virtual screenings on its website, where people can purchase a ticket that essentially gives them access to an online rental.
The screening fees are split between the distributors and the metro. “Community support is really more important now than ever,” Dan Smith, the executive director of Metro Cinema, said. “We’re facing a pretty dire time ahead and hoping to just kind of get through it with everybody.” The theatre currently has two screenings listed, but in the coming days will be adding more.