What's new
A running list of features we've launched recently. New things land here as soon as they ship — bookmark this page or check back when the changelog link in the side nav has a fresh date.
“In your circle” discovery rail
A new right-rail widget on the home, post, and film pages shows films your follow-graph has been reacting to in the last 7 days. Personalised, not algorithmic — leans on the people you already trust.
“More from this filmmaker” on every film page
Open any /v/<id> and the rail now leads with 4 more recent films from the same creator, plus a deep link to their videos tab. No more dead-ends after one watch.
Per-type notification mute
Settings → Notifications now has seven new toggles: mute reactions milestones, comments, mentions, follows, reposts, achievements, or referral sign-ups individually. Affects both the bell and Web Push at the source.
Tune mine →First-post activation nudge
Posted for the first time? You'll get a personalised bell entry + push 24 hours later with the actual numbers — reactions, comments, reposts. Catches you at the moment momentum matters most.
Notification grouping in the bell
5 reactions on the same post used to spam the bell with 5 rows. Now they fold into one stacked-avatar row: “Sarah and 4 others reacted to your post.” Less noise, faster scan.
Bookmark counts on posts + films
Every card now shows a “🔖 N saves” chip when at least one viewer has bookmarked it. Aggregate-only — saves stay private (no “who saved this” modal).
“Reposts” tab on every profile
Your quote-shares now have a home. The new tab on /u/<your-handle> collects everything you've reposted — a portfolio of curation alongside your original work.
Inline playback on film reposts
Tapping a film repost in the feed used to just navigate away. Now you can tap the thumbnail to play inline, muted + looped, with a sound toggle. Watch without losing your scroll.
Reposts as a peer to Like and Comment
Quote-share posts and films directly from the action bar. Add your own commentary, ping the original author, and propagate up a “Reposted by N people” social-proof pill on the original.
Global search + ⌘K
Hit the magnifying glass or press ⌘K from anywhere. Searches members, films, posts, and live drops in parallel — one input, four result groups.
Search →Hashtags
Drop #any-word in a post body or film prompt and it becomes a clickable link. Tap to see every public post + film tagged with it.
@-mentions
Type @handle in any post or comment. The mentioned person gets a bell entry and a push (gated by their preferences); you get the mention rendered as a lime-coloured link.
Bookmarks + /saved
Tap the bookmark icon on any post or film and it lands at /saved — a private list nobody else can see. Comes back even if the original is moved private later.
Open Saved →Filmmaker of the Week
Every Monday, the most-engaged member in the past 7 days gets a golden card in the right rail. Past winners are at /featured.
See the wall →Auto-verify the pink badge
5 posts + 3 films + 25 followers + 7 days as a member unlocks verification automatically. No application — a daily cron does the math and pings the new badge holder.
Live Drops + Collab Threads
Time-bounded appointment-viewing events (live drops) and open-ended scene-swap challenges (collab threads). Both at /threads.
Browse drops →Embeddable widgets
Every public post and film has an Embed option in the share menu. Paste the snippet into Notion, Substack, your portfolio — anything that takes HTML.
Weekly films digest
Sunday morning roundup of the five most-engaged films from the past week. Opt-in for everyone, opt-out from /settings.
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