Two Roads Picture Co. have announced the premiere of its first feature No Postage Necessary is set to make its worldwide debut on the blockchain this summer.

Jeremy Culver wrote, directed and produced the dramatic comedy about a luckless computer hacker who falls for a pretty war widow. The film stars George Blagden and Charleene Closshey (who co-wrote the screenplay and composed the score).

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Culver stated “We are thrilled to provide movie lovers around the world a brand new way to experience their entertainment by turning the blockchain into a feature film distribution channel. Although this is a first for the industry, we hope it will signal a shift in the way content is shared and consumed. There are many advantages to blockchain distribution, including immutable proof of Intellectual Property rights, transparent royalty payments, and, since all data on the blockchain is resistant to duplication, we can now envision a world where films are no longer pirated,”.

For the blockchain debut, Two Roads Picture Co. has partnered with Vevue, a peer-to-peer incentivised video network built on Qtum,  the most advanced blockchain in the world. Additional partners include Qbao, a digital wallet to process the cryptocurrency transactions, and CoMakery, a smart contract provider to allow royalty disbursements directly to investors and creatives.

The film premieres on the blockchain in June 2018.

Watch the trailer below

No Postage Necessary Official Synopsis

Sam (George Blagden) always seems to make the wrong decision. A convicted computer hacker, he’s single, jaded and barred from using the internet. Forced to crash on his brother’s couch, he makes ends meet by working at the local Twistee Treat and stealing mail while disguised as a postal worker. Then, a single pink envelope changes everything. Handwritten by a heartsick Josie (Charleene Closshey) to her late husband and fallen Marine, the tender missive awakens something in Sam.

Desperate to be worthy of such love, he conspires to meet the beautiful, young war widow, longing to become a better man. As the two grow closer, she warms to the idea of a new chance at love, but not before Sam’s past comes knocking in the form of an FBI agent looking for missing bitcoins.

No Postage Necessary