• "SURPRISING AND INSIGHTFUL. COULDN'T RECOMMEND MORE"

    Vox

  • "HILARIOUS AND BRILLIANTLY EXECUTED. A THOUGHT-PROVOKING MASTERPIECE"

    The Washington Post

  • "A GRIPPING FINANCIAL HORROR FILM"

    The Guardian

  • “A CAUTIONARY TALE ON THE PERILS OF CRYPTO AND MEME STOCKS."

    Investopedia

  • "A MUST WATCH THAT RICOCHETS BETWEEN EUPHORIA AND DESPAIR."

    CNBC

  • "BEAUTIFULLY SHOT AND SCORED DOCUMENTARY."

    The Verge

About The Film:

THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE exposes the modern gold rush, where everyday people gamble their fortunes on speculative cryptocurrencies—driven by an online culture of hype, influencers, and FOMO.

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An Optimist Production

Directors: Chris Temple, Zach Ingrasci

Producers: Jenna Kelly, Carrie Weprin, Martine Phelan-Roberts

Editors: Mariana Blanco, Yaniv Elani

In Association with: XTR, Mr. Wizard Productions, Bearcat & Legion M

Executive Producers: Howard Lindzon, Bryn Mooser, Justin Lacob, Dan Kagan, Gray Golka, Paul Scanlan, David Baxter, Jeff Annison, Terri Lubaroff, Bret Disend, Andy Hsieh, Stanley Tang, Gloria Zhu

Representation: Cinetic Media

Publicity: David Magdael & Associates

Director of Photography: Nicholas Kraus

Co-Producers: Nathaniel Popper, Cutter Hodierne

Events: samantha@optimist.co

Sales: eric@cineticmedia.com

Press: dmagdael@dmagpr.com

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