Advanced previews of the film and the documentary were privately screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008 to a mixed reception.

It was privately screened in Tulsa in late summer 2010.

Of the five privately screened airports, only Kansas City performed better than federally screened ones in its class - and that difference could easily have occurred by chance.

Five privately screened airports are not enough to yield results worth placing much confidence in.

The five privately screened airports were not selected at random.

On July 21, the film was screened privately at the Music Box Theater in Los Angeles.

The pilot episode of Artstar was privately screened during the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.

One film he developed was privately screened for the directors John Milius and Steven Spielberg, who wanted to understand the military's vision of the future.

On September 20, 2006, Hernandez announced that the final cut would be privately screened, stating that the film was "officially done":

The film was privately screened in January 2009 in Beirut in front of 90 people.