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The Satoshi Affair

This feature-length film is based on Andrew O'Hagan's long-form article “The Satoshi Affair.” It follows the dramatic events that led O'Hagan to investigate the figure known as Satoshi Nakamoto and his pursuit of the truth behind Bitcoin's pseudonymous creator.

Director
Sophia Banks
Writer
Mark Goffman
Producer
David O. Sacks; Daniel Brunt; Mark Goffman; Damiano Tucci; Sophia Banks; Arwen Elys Dayton
Executive producer
David Siemer
Studio
David O. Sacks Productions / Getaway Entertainment

Bitcoin's origin mystery is the film's central subject. By adapting a first-person investigation into Satoshi Nakamoto, it treats the creation of Bitcoin as a story about technology, identity, evidence and the people drawn into the search.

Deadline — Sophia Banks to directGetaway Entertainment — production announcementThe Satoshi Affair — Andrew O'Hagan at the London Review of BooksIMDb — film record