Your Reel.
Your World.
PitoReel is a curated streaming platform for independent, regional, cultural and diaspora storytelling — films, series and creator content, presented with the care of the streaming services audiences already know.
Launching 9 October 2026On the web, for desktop and mobile browsers.
A curated catalogPlans from $7.99 a month, with a 7-day free trial.
Free creator contentCreative Director videos and Shorts are free to watch.
Low-latency live eventsRoughly two to five seconds behind real time.
A streaming service and a creator studio.
PitoReel is deliberately two products with two jobs. Viewers get a curated catalog; Creative Directors get a professional place to publish, measure and grow.
The Arc
The PitoReel catalogA paid, curated catalog of films and series, presented the way people expect a premium streaming service to look and feel. Live events are included with every paid plan. Some titles and events need Premium.
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial.
Creative Studio
For Creative DirectorsA workspace where Creative Directors upload, manage and measure their work, run their channel and go live. Their uploads and Shorts are free for everyone to watch.
- Applying to become a Creative Director is free.
- Every upload is reviewed before it is published.
- Earnings are based on qualified watch time, paid monthly once they reach $50.
PitoReel’s distribution layer, in two places.
The Arc is how PitoReel content reaches an audience. It runs on PitoReel itself, and it can run on a partner’s own website.
The Arc on PitoReel
The curated catalog at pitoreel.com: browse, watch, continue where you left off, and join live events.
Watch on PitoReelThe Arc Embed
The same content on a filmmaker’s, festival’s or partner’s website, in the PitoReel player — hosted, protected and streamed by PitoReel.
Explore The Arc EmbedBuilt to be watched, on any screen.
Adaptive streaming
Adaptive HLS in 480p, 720p and 1080p, chosen automatically for each viewer’s connection, in a 16:9 frame.
Global delivery
Video is delivered over the Amazon CloudFront content delivery network, close to every viewer.
Captions and subtitles
Automatic speech captions, and translated subtitles in Spanish, French and German, labeled “(Auto)”, on titles that have them.
Desktop and mobile
One responsive experience on the web, in desktop and mobile browsers.
Curated, respectful, honest.
Curated, not crowded
Every title on The Arc is chosen, and every Creative Director upload is reviewed before it is published.
Rights respected
We accept films only from their rights holders, under a license. Creative Directors confirm the video and music they upload are their own before they can publish.
Open to partners
Non-exclusive licensing is welcome, and filmmakers can show their work on their own websites with The Arc Embed.
Working with PitoReel
Put PitoReel on your website, license a film, or ask us anything at support@pitoreel.com.