Max Keiser Will Play the Villain in the World’s First Bitcoin Sci-Fi-Thriller

Crowdfunding for the world’s first feature-length fiction film set in world ruled by Bitcoin and blockchain technology starts on August 25th via www.startjoin.com/slw.

While following a thriller plot full of action and suspense, the viewers of this film will playfully learn a lot about Bitcoin. They will experience a world in which governments and banks have lost their power, people live together in decentralized, voluntary communities and blockchain technology has changed the way humans interact.

“There are several good documentaries about Bitcoin”, says the film’s producer Aaron Koenig from Bitfilm. “But not many people watch documentaries. In order to have a significant impact on mainstream culture, one has to tell a compelling story that fascinates people.”

The crowdfunding campaign will be supported by Max Keiser’s new platform StartJOIN.com, which accepts several digital currencies as well as fiat money via PayPal. The project will be featured in the new episode of Max Keiser’s show Crowdfactor. While interviewing Aaron Koenig, he applied to play the role of an “evil banker” in the film.

“Max Keiser is perfect to play a villain”, says Aaron Koenig. “We are still working on the script, so I am sure we will find a good role for him”.

The first round of crowdfunding of 80,000 US Dollars will be used for finishing the script, for casting and for production design. The total estimated budget of the film is 2 million dollars.

“We will shoot most of the film in Argentina, where the level of professionalism is high, while prices are relatively low”, Aaron explains. “A cinema film which shows the potential of Bitcoin and blockchain technology to a mainstream audience can help to improve Bitcoin’s public image. So I hope that everybody who loves Bitcoin chips in some coins. I think it will also be a good investment, as lots of positive mainstream media coverage can help to increase the Bitcoin price. Our ultimate goal is to reach a major breakthrough for Bitcoin.”

Rewards for supporters include tickets and t-shirts as well as Trezor hardware wallets and Bitcoin gold rings for people who invest higher amounts. Companies can get sponsorships and product placements. More information and press pictures at www.bitfilm.com/slw

Satoshi’s Last Will is powered by Genesis Mining and SatoshiLabs.

Premiere of the "Satoshi" Trailer in Prague

We were invited to talk about our cinema project "Satoshi's Last Will" at the Bitcoin Conference in Prague, which took place on Thursday May 14th at the Prague Congress Centre. This was a nice chance to present our new trailer for the film to a live audience. Their reaction was overwhelmingly positive and we had some good talks with potential sponsors and media partners.

The trailer was shot in a green screen studio in Buenos Aires. The American / Argentinian actress Catalina Hannon played the main role of law enforcement agent Laurie Vega. Sergio Ruestes directed the shooting and edited the film, Aaron Koenig wrote the script and co-directed.

We are now in the fundraising process to raise 2 million US dollars to realise the film - a small budget for a cinema film, but still a lot of money. In the first round we are talking with companies and wealthy individuals who will get a profit share and maybe a cameo appearance or product placement for a significant investment. Genesis Mining from Hong Kong / Munich is our first investor, we have used their investment for the trailer.

Later we will start a crowdfunding campaign that will be open for everyone.

Our new film for Genesis Mining

Watch our new film for the Bitcoin mining company Genesis mining.
It was a lot of fun to create it! The idea is simple: a company with that name deserves a film that is inspired by the first book of Moses.

We used video footage from Videoblocks.com and combined it with simple animation by our Indian animation hero Vijayaraj D. The music was composed by our Argentinian maestro Julio Kladniew, we briefed him to write a score that reminds of Hollywood bible films, and I think he has made a good job!

The amazing voice belongs to Brian Sovryn from New Hampshire, who says he is well versed in the bible. Everything was brought together by our charming and talented editor Nastya from Lithuania.

Let there be Bitcoin!

"Satoshi's Last Will" in the News

Digital Money Times has reported about our film project "Satoshi's Last Will":

The article starts like this:

"There are many ways in which we could gain a lot more mainstream attention for Bitcoin, but it’s hard to find something positive that most media outlets want to cover. After all, bad news sells a lot better than positive news, especially when it comes to Bitcoin, it seems. But what about a live action movie about Bitcoin? One that would show up in theatres?

Our First Sponsor / Investor for "Satoshi's Last Will"

Our cinema project "Satoshi's Last Will", which we presented at Inside Bitcoins Berlin, is progressing well: we have just closed our first sponsoring / investment deal with Genesis Mining from Hong Kong. They will receive a share of the profits and get a prominent placement in the film.

If you want to know more about "Satoshi's Last Will" and want to become a sponsor / investor yourself, please contact us!

For now we are focussing on companies and wealthy individuals who want to contribute a significant amount of money to get the Bitcoin message out to as many people as possible.

We believe that a full-length fiction film for the big screen is just the right thing to foster Bitcoin's mass adoption. A crowdfunding campaign will be launched soon, which will allow everybody to be a part of this film project.

Interview on World Crypto Network

World Crypto Network has interviewed Bitfilm's Aaron Koenig during the Inside Bitcoins Conference Berlin, where he presented our new project "Satoshi's  Last Will". Watch this short video to know more about this science fiction thriller set in a world which has become more decentralised and voluntary, thanks to Bitcoin and blockchain technology.