Documentary · 2024 · released
Unbankable
Over seven years and across seven African countries, Luke Willms listens to people building financial systems outside the traditional banking model. His investigation connects microfinance, community lending, mobile money and digital finance to a wider question: can Africa's experience help renew the West?
Cast
The Bitcoin angle
Bitcoin appears as one part of a wider investigation into who gets served by money and who does not. The film places a brief look at Bitcoin alongside local financial systems rather than treating Western institutions as the default answer.
Screenings and festivals
- Bitcoin FilmFest 2025 Official Selection — Warsaw, Poland (22–25 May 2025)
- The News Forum — Canadian broadcast debut, 7–8 December 2024
Trailer
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Official links
Sources
Unbankable — official synopsisApple TV — film listing and runtimeBitcoin FilmFest — BFF'25 edition datesBitcoin FilmFest — BFF'25 official selectionBitcoin FilmFest — Luke Willms interviewThe News Forum — Canadian broadcast announcement
