In the streets of Tanzania, Africa, an intriguing film culture is unfolding. On these streets, makeshift movie theaters emerge from Banda or traditional banda houses, DJs curate "vernacular" cinema, and vendors display pirate DVDs. Young Tanzanian filmmakers capture this unique and vibrant film culture through short films. While poverty and underdevelopment undoubtedly contributed to these practices and culture, Apostles of Cinema does not get lost in these aspects. Instead, it suggests a radical rethinking of cultural distribution, interpretation, and reception through the piracy networks. It calls for attention to the new possibilities being generated in the interaction with audiences and the creation of future cinema.