shostak is the first cinematic ecosystem built for creators, by creators — Fueled by stories made by real people.
shostak is the first cinematic ecosystem built for creators, by creators — Fueled by stories made by real people.
shostak is reimagining how stories live, connect, and sustain themselves.
It’s a cinematic ecosystem — built to return ownership to the artists who create it.
Here, stories aren’t buried by algorithms or traded as content.
They’re worlds — evolving, collaborative, and creator-owned.
Every series, every episode, every creative choice builds equity.
Audiences don’t just watch; they participate — empowering the storytellers who move them.
This isn't another bandwagon vertical platform.
This isn't Hollywood.
This is the future.
shostak is curating its founding collective — The First 150 — filmmakers, artists, and world-builders who will define a new creative economy.
Their journey unfolds in a 24-week docu-competition launching February 9, 2026, where story, innovation, and ownership collide:
How much? That depends on how fast we reach our 150,000 founding subscriber goal.
Let’s just say — if the prize pool reaches $750,000+, shostak will cover the remaining amount to make it an even $1 million.
At the halfway point — during Sunscreen Film Festival 2026 — shostak will present a special screening block, The shostak Pilots, featuring selected works from The First 150.
A bold, strategic activation designed to ignite Sunscreen’s 20,000+ in-person audience and connect festival energy to the future of cinematic storytelling.
150 creators. 150,000 viewers. The birth of internet-native short form cinema.
For too long, the power to decide what stories get made — or even seen — has rested in the hands of a few.
When those gatekeepers control the lens, entire perspectives disappear.
We’ve seen what happens when creativity is filtered through algorithms and gatekeepers — stories become safe, predictable, and shaped by what’s easy to sell instead of what’s true.
shostak was built to change that.
Here, creators own their work, their audience, and their revenue.
Audiences decide what thrives — not executives or algorithms.
When creators are free from survival, their art gets braver.
When stories are chosen by people, not permission, cinema becomes human again.
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