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Hoovie Movie Blog
Tips, interviews and inspiration from the Hoovie team and our community.
Just like a Book Club, On the Table and Hoovie invite you to host a Movie Club night! Choose a film, share it with your guests and connect afterwards to…
Promoting your film screening and discussion to the right people is critical to the success of your event. We’ve learned the most successful hosts are those that are clear…
Hoovie hosts Kor Kase and Dae Shields of Afro Van Connect invite people of African Descent and allies in Vancouver to gather for a 3-day symposium exploring new approaches for…
So by now, you’ve probably looked through the Hoovie catalog and maybe you’re saying to yourself: omg I saw this film do the festival circuit and I missed it but…
Last week, we sent out a call to our community to help us build a watch list of films that support white and non-racialized folks in doing the important work…
Before you host your next Hoovie screening, learn something new with Lilah Williamson – passionate teen activist and Hoovie superhost! My name is Lilah and I’m a high school…
Dear friends, “I can only see germs and hate right now,” a friend recently shared. She’s in the States and she’s barely keeping it together – a woman of color…
Join this week’s Virtual Hoovie as Greenpeace co-founder Bill Darnell joins former campaigner Eduardo Sousa to screen HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD and discuss the future of the environmental movement….
Before you press play, listen to your inner feminist and make the best gd popcorn of your life, even if especially when you’re on your own. Hoovie-lover Madeleine Shaw shows…
Many Hoovie hosts use their screenings to raise money and awareness about a cause they care about. Take Clüb Vancouver’s event this Thursday: they’re putting 50% of every ticket sold…
Interested in hosting your own Virtual Hoovie movie event? Here, we break down the basic format for a truly social cinema experience on Hoovie. Every Hoovie movie experience is…
Review our handy guide for hosting an online discussion that’s fun, inclusive and free from distractions. Hosting a Hoovie movie conversation online with friends (and sometimes strangers) should feel fun…
Last night we hosted our first Virtual Hoovie, bringing 14 strangers together to watch PARIS IS BURNING and talk about it after, face to face, human to human. The film…
We are excited to share with you our response to the physical distancing measures required of this time. Now, in addition to in-real-life social cinema experiences, Hoovie Hosts can build...
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“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” — Kurt Cobain Dear friends, Our lives look so very different than they did a month ago. Our...
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We’ve been long-time fans of Films We Like, perhaps Canada’s coolest indie-film distributor, fan-girling not only their superbly curated catalog but also their flare in marketing their films. So when they…
Dear friends, What started out as an informal chat about movies and creative projects with my team at Hoovie sparked an idea for how to connect and commune during these…
Many of us have to stay away from our friends, family and maybe even work for the good of the world right now. Films are a way to connect us...
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Update: Virtual Hoovie has now launched. Learn more here. Dear friends, We are living in strange times. And truly, we are inspired. We see you out there showing up for...
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The following content is now out of date. As of March 16, 2020, IRL indoor Hoovie movie experiences are currently only possible amongst folks who are sheltering-in-place together. Outdoor Hoovies…
Dear friends, What a trip! What was once a kooky idea (movies with strangers in living rooms, wha?!) is now a thing, and where we used to be two (first…
Do you yearn to help form the building blocks of a new and innovative startup? Do you have a passion for projects that push conventions to create social change? Do…
Hello, friends! Fiona and I love playing the role of host – almost as much as we love supporting Hoovie users to host. There’s something magic, even theatrical about the…