Free Virtual Reality movie screening of SELMA, a thought-provoking film on the Civil Rights Movement

Paramount Pictures and film director Ava DuVernay have made her powerful film “Selma” available for free on the Bigscreen platform. “Selma” is a deeply impactful piece. The film was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2014 and tells the story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the three month charge from from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965 to secure equal voting rights for all Black Americans.

Bigscreen will be hosting a live movie screening of Selma on June 13th 4PM Pacific (7PM Eastern), free for audiences in the United States. This is a live, social experience – a unique way for VR users to watch a thought-provoking film with people around the country.

If people cannot attend our June 13th live movie screening, you can also watch Selma on-demand at any time in Bigscreen, for free, until June 30th.

To contribute and make a difference, please visit https://blacklivesmatter.com/

In other news… Bigscreen’s free videoplayer is in alpha testing right now. Sign up on our Discord! The Bigscreen Videoplayer will launch publicly soon, and enable people to watch their videos with friends across any headset (Quest/PCVR/etc.).

We’re working super hard on many projects right now, including a friends system, more environments, better desktop screensharing features, more 3D movies, and larger room sizes. The rest of 2020 will be packed with tons of updates :)

Bigscreen supports all major PC VR headsets and mobile/standalone VR headsets. You can download Bigscreen Beta for free from the Oculus Store (PC, Mobile, Quest) or Steam.

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