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Dirty Coin / Campo Libre — official film site

Documentary · 2024 · released

Dirty Coin: The Bitcoin Mining Documentary

69 min Puerto Rico IndeeHub (watch online); Kinema (worldwide virtual and in-person screening bookings; listed through October 7, 2026)

A feature documentary that goes inside Bitcoin mining's server rooms, power grids and surrounding communities, from rural Texas to the mountains of Malawi and across four continents. Interviews with energy experts, miners and local residents examine both the controversy around mining's energy use and the case for data centres as drivers of energy infrastructure. The feature expands Alana Mediavilla's short film STRANDED.

Cast

Jeff Booth Cynthia Lummis Mark Moss Tone Vays

Stills

Bitcoin mining hardware in a Dirty Coin promotional still
Dirty Coin / Campo Libre — official film site
Director
Alana Mediavilla
Writer
Alana Mediavilla
Producer
Alana Mediavilla
Executive producer
Alana Mediavilla and Barry Goers
Cast
Jeff Booth, Cynthia Lummis, Mark Moss, Tone Vays
Studio
Campo Libre
Country
Puerto Rico
Filmed in
Rural Texas, USA, Malawi
Runtime
69 min
Where to watch
IndeeHub (watch online); Kinema (worldwide virtual and in-person screening bookings; listed through October 7, 2026)
Bitcoin FilmFest
BFF'24 — World Premiere (April 2024, Warsaw)

The Bitcoin angle

The film treats Bitcoin mining as an energy and infrastructure question, contrasting environmental criticism with arguments about flexible demand, stranded energy and local development. Its focus on real operations and communities makes the mining debate concrete rather than abstract.

Awards and recognition

  • Bitcoin FilmFest BFF'24 — Best Movie
  • Liverpool Indie Awards 2025 — Best Feature Documentary
  • Puerto Rico Film Festival — Best National Documentary
  • New York Independent Cinema Awards — Nominee
  • FrameFushion International Film Festival — Nominee

Screenings and festivals

  • Bitcoin FilmFest BFF'24 — World Premiere (April 2024, Warsaw)
  • Amsterdam Lift-Off Festival — Official Selection
  • Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival — Official Selection
  • Anthem Libertarian Film Festival — Official Selection

Trailer

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Official links

Sources

Dirty Coin official site — runtime, credits, synopsis and watch linkKinema — credits, availability, awards and festival historyIMDb — runtime, writer, interview participants and filming locationBitcoin FilmFest BFF'24 official archive — alternate title, premiere and STRANDED relationshipBitcoin FilmFest interview with Alana Mediavilla — STRANDED precursorBitcoin Magazine — Alana Mediavilla on Bitcoin energy use