HOST A SCREENING
Screen 15 Days: The Real Story of America's Pandemic School Closures
Every screening of 15 DAYS starts a conversation that cannot happen anywhere else. Parents leave reinvigorated. Communities leave ready to act.
We use Kinema — a platform built for exactly your kind of community screening. You set your date and ticket price. Kinema handles everything: ticketing, payment, and secure film delivery. You keep 45% of every ticket sold.
Revenue Split on Ticketed Events
45% to you (the host)
45% to Restore Childhood
10% to Kinema
Example: 80 tickets at $12 = $960 gross → ~$430 to you, ~$430 to Restore Childhood.
Want to arrange a large-venue event, panel discussion, or in-person Q&A with the director? Email Natalya.
Choose Your Format
Kinema offers four ways to host. Pick what works for your community:
IN-PERSON SCREENING
You secure a physical space — a church, library, community center, school, or living room. Kinema provides a secure download of the film for your event. You handle the projector and room; Kinema handles ticketing, payment, and your event page. Best for: organized community events, chapter meetings, house parties.
VIRTUAL LIVE SCREENING
Your audience watches together in a synchronized online stream at a set date and time. They can live chat during the film and you can broadcast a live Q&A after — perfect for bringing in Director Natalya Murakhver. Best for: national organizations, distributed audiences, membership communities.
VIRTUAL ON-DEMAND SCREENING
You set a window of 1–30 days. Your audience watches on their own schedule. Once they press play, they have 48 hours to finish. This is the highest-converting format for email lists, Substacks, and social followings — no one has to coordinate schedules. Best for: influencers, podcasters, advocacy organizations.
Community Screenings
These aren’t film nights. They’re organizing moments.
15 DAYS has screened in living rooms, churches, libraries, and theaters — in red states and blue ones. Every time, people remember what was done to our kids, realize it’s being erased from history, and leave ready to act.
Any group can host. Parent organizations, faith communities, school board watchdogs, civic groups, neighborhood associations. If you care about what happened to children in this country, you are the right host.
Which Format Is Right for Your Community?
Local group with a venue — In-Person
National or dispersed audience — Virtual Live or On-Demand
Email list or Substack audience — On-Demand (best conversion)
Frequently asked QuESTIONS
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Framed as a forensic analysis of what happened to children during school closures, it blends Murakhver's perspective as a Soviet immigrant with voices of children and families nationwide, exposing devastating learning loss, mental health crises, and inequality. The film challenges the narrative that "we did the best we could with the info we had" by revealing that key science was available and ignored, and examining how unions and activists influenced the crisis.
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15 Days was produced by Restore Childhood, a non-profit organization founded in the wake of the Covid pandemic, in collaboration with Smock Media and Man of Steele Productions.
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We recommend 15 Days for ages 14 and up, as it deals with complex and intense political topics and details harm and trauma that was inflicted upon children that may be challenging for younger viewers.
About The Film
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We’d love for you to share this urgent documentary!
We run hostings through the Kinema platform.
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You’ll need motivation.
A venue (though Kinema enables virtual on-demand screenings) and an audience ready to engage.
Venues could include a community space, church, synagogue, or private home.
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Absolutely! While we encourage in-person events for a more immersive experience, the Kinema platform supports you in bringing the film to your community or organization through an online screening.
Our filmmakers/ cast are tentatively available to speak on an honorarium basis.
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You can either host the screening by selling tickets and getting 45% of the ticket take, or paying a licence fee and ticketing on your own platform or hosting without charging. The guided checkout at Kinema provides more details.
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Yes. Charging admission is at the discretion of the screening host.
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Aim for at least 2-3 weeks ahead to cover, promotion, and logistics. The more lead time, the better!
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Yes! When you book through Kinema, you get everything you need to run a successful screening:
Secure film delivery for your chosen format (download for in-person; streaming for virtual)
Your own Kinema event page with ticketing, RSVPs, and attendee management built in
Promotional copy and social post templates from Kinema’s host tools
Moderator’s guide and post-screening discussion questions (from Restore Childhood)
Email collection — attendees who opt in share their contact with you
45% of every ticket sold, paid weekly via Stripe
Book, share your link, show the film. Kinema handles the rest.
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Contact Natalya.
hosting a screening
Screening Toolkit
Included with all Kinema bookings and screening licences:
Discussion Guide (questions across five thematic categories)
Moderator’s Guide for post-screening facilitation
Key Facts Sheet — documented statistics on learning loss, closure duration, policy decisions
Historical Timeline: School closures and reopening decisions, 2020–2022
Delivered by email upon booking or license confirmation.
