Black Angel—the once lost short film that originally ran before The Empire Strikes Back—had its world re-premiere this week. And while it was occupying the spotlight, filmmaker Roger Christian revealed that the 25-minute film will be distributed through Netflix and iTunes in early 2014.

Christian attended a Black Angel screening at the Mill Valley Film Festival and told The Los Angeles Times about his plans for how fans will soon be able to watch (whether by stream or ownership) the film at home on their devices. Getting the film out digitally has always been a priority for Christian, but until recently an acceptable digital version didn't exist.

As Ars reported, Black Angel was brought back to life through some interested journalists and a volunteer restoration team of modern film professionals. The film itself was thought lost for decades, as Christian believed the lone set of film elements was throw out when Rank Studios (and its archives) shut down. But as fate would have it, these canisters ended up at Universal Studios in LA. Christian was notified around December 2011, setting off a two-year process of obtaining the film components and navigating a specialized restoration process.

Until the whole film becomes available, Athena Studios (one of the main companies behind the restoration effort) has made two short clips available online.