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Dark, moody title card for HodL. A young man with curly auburn hair looks into the camera, lit in warm orange against blue out-of-focus lights. The title HodL is in large yellow letters on the left, with a short-film credit line to the Garcia Brothers below.
Courtesy of Ice Cream Entertainment / The Garcia Brothers
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Short · 2020 · released

HodL

3 min USA YouTube (free); IndeeHub

Max Sullivan finds out that his uncle left him a healthy sum of bitcoin. He starts spending as if it were cash, and soon learns that his bitcoin may not cover the purchases. A three-minute comedy-drama short from The Garcia Brothers.

Cast

Max Knudson (Max Sullivan) Nyk Fry (Executor)
Director
The Garcia Brothers (Drew Garcia and Nate Garcia)
Writer
The Garcia Brothers
Producer
The Garcia Brothers
Cinematography
The Garcia Brothers
Cast
Max Knudson (Max Sullivan), Nyk Fry (Executor)
Studio
Ice Cream Entertainment
Country
USA
Runtime
3 min
Where to watch
YouTube (free); IndeeHub
Bitcoin FilmFest
BFF'24 ShortFest at Kinoteka, Warsaw (April 20, 2024); Best Short (Golden Rabbit) at Bitcoin FilmFest 2024

The Bitcoin angle

The title is Bitcoin slang for holding instead of selling. The story plays with what happens when a new owner spends before he knows what his bitcoin can actually buy. The film itself is a small-budget Bitcoin production: it was made for 86 cents, the price of the energy drink in the story, shot in 8 hours by a crew of four.

Awards and recognition

  • Best Short (Golden Rabbit) — Bitcoin FilmFest 2024

Screenings and festivals

  • BFF'24 ShortFest, Kinoteka, Warsaw — April 20, 2024

Official links

Sources

HodL — official film upload on YouTube (Ice Cream Entertainment)HodL on IndeeHubBitcoin FilmFest May 2024 newsletter — Golden Rabbit winners