ScreenTimes welcomes coverage from journalists, podcasters, and academic researchers working on the state of independent exhibition in the United States. This page collects the things press contacts most often ask for.
About the directory
ScreenTimes catalogs 683 independent and art-house cinemas across 473 American cities, programming a current rotating slate of 92 films across 16 genres. Venue data is drawn from the OpenStreetMap project, filtered to remove major chains and supplemented with editorial research. The directory is published as a free, browseable, ad-supported public resource.
Quick fact sheet
- Format: Free, browseable web directory; no account required.
- Coverage area: United States, all fifty states.
- Data sources: OpenStreetMap (Overpass API), editorial curation, public film databases.
- Update cadence: Cinema directory monthly; showtime data weekly.
- Revenue model: Standard display advertising; no paid placement in editorial.
What we have to say about indie exhibition
The American art-house cinema circuit is in a strange moment: the post-pandemic recovery has been uneven (some venues have come back stronger than 2019, others have closed permanently), repertory programming has quietly become a competitive advantage rather than a niche, and a new wave of microcinemas — often single-screen, often founded since 2020 — has begun appearing in cities that previously had no indie option at all. We are happy to talk on the record about any of this. Recent academic work on post-pandemic theatrical recovery is a useful supplement to our anecdotal sense of the circuit.
Available for interview
Members of the ScreenTimes editorial team are available for interviews on the topics above and adjacent ones (programming trends, the economics of single-screen operations, the impact of streaming on theatrical windows for foreign-language and documentary work, and the changing role of festivals in the distribution chain). Please send a brief note describing your story to the press address below.
Press contact
For interview requests, fact-checks, or licensing questions, please reach out via our contact page and indicate that the inquiry is press-related. We aim to respond to verified press inquiries within two business days. Trade press archives on art-house exhibition are useful background for any feature on the topic.