Creative types from just about every field are getting involved in the Bitcoin sphere, from musicians to playwrights to, err, photographers. So it’s only natural that film makers would trickle in as well.
New Yorker Chris Cannucciari is one such film maker, working on a film he’s calling “Invisible Money“.
“One of the main reasons I have for making a film about Bitcoin is because of my experience in Africa,” Cannucciari told The CoinFront. “People there are at the mercy of governments and financial institutions and don’t have very much choice in their future or freedom. When I was in Kenya in 2009, people were texting phone credits to one another and treating the credits like currency. It was a very rudimentary and organic solution for a desperately underserved market.”
Bitcoin In The Third World
The idea of Bitcoin helping those in developing and under-banked nations may be a surprising one. After all, using such advanced technology to serve regions where technology doesn’t yet have as widespread adoption as it does in the developed world seems counter-intuitive.
But despite that, it’s not a new idea.
In fact, a project is already underway to help the under-banked citizens of Dominica adopt Bitcoin by distributing a small amount to all of its 70,000 citizens.
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Bitcoin is spreading in many other places worldwide as well, and this is exactly what Cannucciari was hoping to see and capture with Invisible Money.
Bitcoin holds the promise of breaking through the old barriers that traditional money has put up. Much like the early internet, Bitcoin is a new platform that could become more than just a digital payment protocol.
The Human Side Of Bitcoin
Cannucciari’s film is far from the first documentary to hit the Bitcoin sphere. Bitcoin in Uganda, The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin, and Bitcoin: The End Of Money As We Know It, to name a few.
Cannucciari has a very specific artistic vision in the creation of his film, which he hopes will help Invisible Money stand out from the rest.
I hope to reveal the human side behind Bitcoin. Most people are still bewildered by the idea of Bitcoin and while there are some brilliant minds behind the technology, there needs to be a human element for the general public to understand the potential Bitcoin is offering. My goal is to incorporate several life stories of people who are either heavily involved with Bitcoin and those stand to benefit from a world which adopts Bitcoin, whether or not they understand the technology.
Cannucciari has been filming since November of 2013, and hopes to gather about a year’s worth of footage before post-production begins.
Invisible Money Wants to Reveal "The Human Side Behind Bitcoin"
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