Let's Make Money

Erwin Wagenhofer has crafted a momentous and chilling work of reportage in this documentary that maps and analyzes the contemporary global financial system.Shuttled around the world in private limousines and welcomed to corporate offices atop gleaming towers, we are treated to a litany of explanations by people close to the action, outlining how the financial world works and where it stands. It is unsurprising for many to learn that capitalism is ruthless. More alarming is the degree to which the financial (ad)ventures of an unaccountable and often-invisible few are facilitated by public policies and monies and arcane schemes that drain vast quantities of wealth away from civilizations into private hands. In settings ranging from India to Austria, from Burkina Faso to Washington, D.C., the legacies of decades of relaxed credit, deregulation of markets, and privatization of public facilities are illustrated by concrete examples so bizarre, outsized, and chilling that you'd expect to find them in a science-fiction movie rather than a documentary. The testimonies of economic theorists, proponents of offshore tax havens, and even one ""economic hit man"" combine to create a portrait of high stakes and shortsightedness, with war, mass migration, and ecological disaster as only a few of the downsides.Viewed in such volatile economic times as these, this prescient, shocking, and expertly crafted primer will spark many urgent debates.
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Erwin Wagenhofer - Erwin Wagenhofer was born in Amstetten, Austria, and studied at the Vienna Institute of Technology. He has worked as an assistant director, assistant cameraman, writer, and director and has lectured at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. His body of work includes documentaries and features for broadcasting corporations, commercials, and short films.

Screenings:

Sat. Jan 17 3:15 p.m. - LETSM174A Holiday Village Cinema IV, Park City
Sun. Jan 18 8:30 a.m. - LETSM183M Holiday Village Cinema III, Park City
Sun. Jan 18 10:30 p.m. - LETSM18BN Broadway Centre Cinemas IV, SLC
Fri. Jan 23 8:30 p.m. - LETSM23PN Prospector Square Theatre, Park City