January 2025 · Bitcoin Cinema Digest
Bitcoin Cinema Digest: January 2025
Ready for the wrap-up of last month? This January we have for you: 2 announcements, 4 updates, 10 titles to explore.
January 28, 2025
📣 ANNOUNCEMENT 🔔
The Catapult Development Grant ($5k – $25k for ‘independent filmmakers who have a strong story to tell + are ready to unlock critical production funding’. Apply: 15 Jan- 12 Feb.
— BFF BUZZ: Orange Lens on Culture —
#01: As of Jan 21, Ross Ulbricht became a free man! GetBased released a special video dedicated to this topic.
#02: GOD BLESS BITCOIN got a new set of subtitles to make their film accessible to an even wider audience (13 languages, FREE to watch).
#03: Yannis Stergioulis, a professional trailer editor and colourist, started a daily newsletter sharing 1-minute insights based on his 20+ years of experience.
#04: Our team kicked off an amateur series of shorts to bring you closer to Warsaw + BFF. Each episode to be followed by a live Q&A. Check out the first video by Kasia.
— Bitcoin Cinema: Reels to Keep an Eye On —
🎞️ WHAT’S THE PROBLEM: A 39-minute presentation by Joe Bryan that has taken the entire space by storm. Watch it here if you haven’t had a chance yet. Share with those who still doubt ‘why Bitcoin’.
🎞️ ANIMATED SHORTS: Ambitious AI-videos by BurnTheFed (aka Jefferson) inspired by history and the message of freedom. Visit his channel on Rumble.
🎞️ TUTTLE TWINS: Season 3 Episode 8, “Meatball Smears & War Profiteers” will have its livestream premiere on Feb 05. Don’t miss out!
🎞️ 2073: A new film by award-winning director Asif Kapadia. ‘This is not fiction. This is not a documentary. This is a warning’. Available on Apple TV, Amazon TV + other platforms. Details here.
🎞️ WHO REALLY OWNS THE FEDERAL RESERVE?: A short documentary by GetBased. ‘What if the greatest threat to our freedom was created in secret by a handful of bankers on a remote island?’. Watch it on YouTube.
🎥 SATOSHI PLANET (work in progress): Possibly the craziest Bitcoin cartoon series ever made. Visit its active campaign on Geyser Fund. Follow, share it with others and consider sending some sats.
🧡 ANNOUNCEMENT 👊
BIG thanks to everyone supporting Bitcoin Cinema!
Special shoutout to our partners helping us progress with the upcoming festival: #BFF25.
The 3rd annual edition of Bitcoin FilmFest.
One ticket to four dynamic days filled with screenings, live sessions with creators, thematic workshops, unconventional debates, extensive networking, live music, parties, and more.
— Rediscover: Classics for freedom fighters —
‘Welcome to a world where time has become the ultimate currency. (…) Living minute to minute, the duo’s love becomes a powerful tool in their war against the system’. 📺 IN TIME (2021).
