Joss Whedon premiered his latest film In Your Eyes at the Tribeca Film Festival and after the film was shown Whedon shocked audience when he made a video announcement following the screening to announce that himself and Kai Cole's Bellwether Pictures will be releasing the movie digitally. The film is available to rent for a $5 fee.
Variety reported that the film which was written and executive produced by Whedon. In Your Eyes was directed by Brin Hill.
The film is now available on the In Your Eyes website, along with being made available on the Vimeo on Demand platform. The movie has already been translated into Spanish, German, Portuguese, French and Japanese for the digital release.
"It's exciting for us because it means we get to explore yet another new form of distribution — and we get $5," said Whedon.
This is the second indie release from Whedon, USA Today added.
In Your Eyes stars Zoe Kazan and Michael Stahl-David.
Whedon is known for directing one of the top grossing films of all time, The Avengers.