Bank Job
Bank Job. Big Bang 2 debt explosion. photo credit Graeme Truby.
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Bank Job. Steve Barnabis.
Synopsis
Artist/filmmaker team of Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell set off to understand the world of debt. It turns into a community movement which opens it own bank, produces its own currency and then buys £1 million worth of predatory debts, which are blown up in the shadow of London’s financial district. Filmed over five years, it is a story which takes in debt resisters in the US, leading international economists and a rich cast of people from the filmmakers’ diverse local community. At a time when most people – including politicians – do not understand how money comes into existence this film pulls back the veil on the dark world of debt with wit and insight. As one would expect from the makers of HOW TO RE-ESTABLISH A VODKA EMPIRE (BFI London Film Festival 2011) the film mischievously plays with the documentary form as the filmmakers move from behind to front of camera, in an entertaining range of character. A film to inform, enrage and inspire.
Official Selection Hot Docs Festival 2021 - Artscapes - World Premiere
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Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 88 min
- Format
- hd
- Director
- Hilary Powell, Daniel Edelstyn
- Producer
- Hilary Powell, Daniel Edelstyn. Christopher Hird
- Executive Producer
- Lisa-Marie Russo
- Editor
- Alice Powell
- Sound
- Rob Walker
- Music
- Jess Braun, Nick Graham Smith, Daniel Edelstyn
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 3rd September 2020
