Virtual Cinema

Through our Virtual Cinema program, we're excited to bring you opportunities to watch new release titles on your home screen while directly supporting Amherst Cinema.

When you watch these films at home, the cost of the digital "ticket" is split between the film distributor and Amherst Cinema—just like when you buy a ticket at the box office.

These films will be available for a set "run," with the end date listed on the film page. Click a film below for more information and to watch these Virtual Cinema selections.

Questions? Problems? Please reference this Virtual Cinema FAQ.

Looking for ways to enrich the Virtual Cinema experience? Check our Virtual Events page for online Q&As and seminars with filmmakers, experts, and film subjects.

Virtual Cinema is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Virtual Cinema is also supported by a grant from Mass Cultural Council’s Cultural Investment Portfolio and from Amherst Local Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by MCC.

Additional support provided by:

 

 

The Hidden Life of Trees
This remarkable documentary follows Peter Wohlleben, author of the 2015 bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, as he travels the world to bring us closer to these astounding living entities. A New York Times Critic's Pick!
The Witches of the Orient
How did a group of humble factory workers become a phenomenal sports success story and the pride of an entire nation? Julian Faraut’s ferociously innovative and visually stunning film tells the tale of the Japanese women’s volleyball team’s thrilling rise and eventual Olympic gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. A New York Times Critic's Pick!
Asia
Despite living together, Asia barely interacts with her daughter Vika. Their routine is shaken when Vika's health deteriorates rapidly, and Asia must step in and become the mother her daughter so desperately needs.
Summertime
Through poetry, the lives of 25 young Angelenos intersect over the course of a hot summer day. A skating guitarist, a tagger, two wannabe rappers, an exasperated fast-food worker, a limo driver—they all weave in and out of each other’s stories.
The Woman Who Ran
The 24th feature from Hong Sangsoo, THE WOMAN WHO RAN follows Gamhee (Kim Minhee), who has three separate encounters with friends while her husband is on a business trip. A New York Times Critic's Pick.
Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters
This doc brings to life the creative process that culminated in choreographer-dancer-director Bill T. Jones’s tour de force ballet D-Man in the Waters, one of the most important works of art to come out of the AIDS crisis. A New York Times Critic's Pick!