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About Money & Life
Money & Life
is a passionate and inspirational essay-style documentary that that
asks a provocative question: can we see the economic crisis not as a
disaster, but as a tremendous opportunity? This cinematic odyssey
connects the dots on our current economic pains and offers a new story
of money based on an emerging paradigm of planetary well-being that
understands all of life as profoundly interconnected.
The film
takes us on a journey, from the origins of money to connecting the
systemic dots on the current global financial crisis and how we got
here. Most importantly, Money & Life says that we owe it to
ourselves to understand the fundamentals of this technology called money
in order to be effective participants in the economic transformation
that is happening around us, a shift more rapid and as profound as the
Industrial Revolution.
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The film is a tapestry of beautifully shot
expert interviews woven with compelling vignettes of individuals and
businesses consciously transforming their relationship with money.
Together with dynamic animation, an original music score and an elegant
voice of narration, the film tells a new story of money, but more
broadly it tells a new story of humanity. Money & Life aspires to be
a part of bringing a new consciousness to our understanding and
practices in the world of money, bringing a touch of humor and a lot of
heart to a matter that concerns us all.
An optimistic film steeped
in appreciation for human ingenuity, Money & Life does not dictate
answers. It is a respectful invitation to consider questions critical to
all our well-being: How can we move beyond being merely consumers,
debtors and creditors, and put money in service to what we really care
about as citizens, as human beings? Can we design a monetary circulation
system that fosters democratic equality? What responsibilities should a
corporate charter convey? What does it really mean to make a living?
The film itself demonstrates how to approach these questions with both
clarity and compassion. Money & Life empowers each of us to respond
to the fundamental issues of our time and participate in the emerging
new economy.
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About Katie Teague
Katie Teague is an
independent documentary filmmaker working in the growing field of
transformational media. In 2009 she founded StormCloud Media, LLC, for
the purposes of bringing forward Money & Life. StormCloud Media is
committed to telling the emerging story of humanity and bringing
inspired educational media to the social change process. Katie’s
post-graduate background is in depth and developmental psychology. Prior
to filmmaking she had a counseling practice in Seattle, Washington.
Katie brings years of study in depth psychology, human development and
the world’s wisdom traditions to her work as a social and spiritual
change agent. Katie is also one of the 2012 Sundance Grantee filmmakers
contributing on 99% The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film.
