Everyone Is Lying To You For Money<\/em>, a scathing portrait of the world of cryptocurrency, which can obtain its world premiere at SXSW London in June.<\/p>\n\n\tWritten, directed and produced by McKenzie, alongside producer Giorgio Angelini, the characteristic was filmed over three years in New York, London, Austin, El Salvador and Miami.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe movie consists of an interview with Sam Bankman-Fried, filmed simply months earlier than he was indicted on a number of costs of fraud and conspiracy, and with Alex Mashinksy, equally filmed months earlier than his firm, which at its peak purported to carry $25BN in property, declared chapter. It additionally highlights El Salvador\u2019s President, Nayib Bukele, and his connection to the world of cryptocurrency. Other interview topics embrace celebrities, a pseudonymous whistleblower, and quite a few victims. <\/p>\n
\n\tThe documentary culminates in McKenzie, who has a level in economics, testifying to the Senate Banking Committee, the place he denounces crypto as \u201cthe largest Ponzi scheme in history\u201d. Verve is repping gross sales on the movie.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe doc additionally options snapshots of the TV star\u2019s dwelling life in Brooklyn which he shares with actress Morena Baccarin and their children, as Covid-induced boredom triggers a deep dive down the crypto rabbit gap.<\/p>\n
\n\tMcKenzie, who just lately wrapped an appearing function in motion movie Motor City<\/em>, stated: \u201cWhen I started warning people about crypto fraud in the fall of 2021, I caught a bunch of flack from the bros online. Now a lot of those guys are in jail, and sadly millions of investors lost their shirts to these conmen. Why is the false story of crypto still spreading? That\u2019s the question I set out to answer with this film. I cannot wait for audiences to see Everyone Is Lying To You For Money<\/em>, a comedy that treats crypto and the creeps shilling it with the respect they deserve: zero.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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