Immutable Democracy

17 min Guatemala Simple Proof and YouTube (free)

The film follows Simple Proof's implementation of an immutable backup for Guatemala's 2023 presidential election. It shows how election documents were hashed and timestamped so that the public could check when records existed and whether they had been altered.

Cast

Peter Todd Rafael Cordón

Stills

Simple Proof

Director: Javier Borrayo
Cast: Peter Todd, Rafael Cordón
Studio: Simple Proof
Country: Guatemala
Runtime: 17 min
Where to watch: Simple Proof and YouTube (free)

The Bitcoin angle

Bitcoin is used here as public-record infrastructure. Through OpenTimestamps, documents are anchored to the Bitcoin blockchain, giving citizens an independently verifiable time record without asking them to trust a single institution or server.

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Official links

Sources

Simple Proof — official film page Bitcoin Magazine — Guatemala election documentary YouTube — full film and runtime