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| | name = Poverty Inc | | name = Poverty Inc. | ||
| | image = | | image = Poverty Inc. poster.jpg | ||
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| | caption = | | caption = Film poster | ||
| | director = ]<br>] | | director = ]<br>] | ||
| | producer = Valerie Van Cleve<br>Richard Gale | | producer = Valerie Van Cleve<br>Richard Gale | ||
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| | released = {{Film date|2014||}} | | released = {{Film date|2014|12|05|ref1=<ref name="LATimes"/>}} | ||
| | runtime = 112 minutes | | runtime = 112 minutes | ||
| | country = United States | | country = United States | ||
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| '''''Poverty Inc.''''' is a 2014 film by ] and Valerie Van Cleve which "claims that the Federal Reserve, like other central banks such as the ] and the World Bank, is a ]."<ref name="LATimes" /> | |||
| {{About|the film by ]|the film by Michael Matheson Miller|Poverty Inc (Michael Matheson Miller film)}} | |||
| The film, characterised as an "advocacy documentary", looks at the signing of the 1913 ] by Woodrow Wilson and the demise of the ], which it asserts "effectively turned ] from a financial casino into a commercial bank with full government coverage". The ] is portrayed as "an unconstitutional lobbying body for commercial banks that prints money out of thin air".<ref>{{cite news|last=Gates|first=Anita|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/05/movies/poverty-inc-paints-a-bleak-picture-of-life-after-2008.html|title=The Corporate Creation of a New Class Structure|work=The New York Times|date=December 4, 2014|access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref> | |||
| '''Poverty Inc'''<ref>The DePaulia </ref> is a 2014 documentary film by ] and Valerie Van Cleve, and as the title suggests, it looks at poverty and its causes.<ref>The People's Film Festival </ref> It features ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>Long Island Exchange </ref> | |||
| ==Critical reception== | |||
| == About the film == | |||
| '']'' said that "Null’s movie utterly fails to inform or guide. Every speaker seems to traffic in exclamation points, pretty much the only points that are made", characterising it as "a nightmare of attention deficit and hyperactivity" and "devoid of backup and evidence".<ref name="VillageVoice">{{cite news | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/doc-poverty-inc-fails-to-inform-or-guide-6443343 | title=Doc Poverty Inc. Fails To Inform Or Guide. | work=] | date=December 3, 2014 | accessdate=August 14, 2015}}</ref> The '']'' noted "sound bites indiscriminately collected from the likes of ] and former Rep. ] as well as seemingly random folks like a family doctor and the owner of a vintage clothing store".<ref name="LATimes">''Los Angeles Times'' </ref> '']'' said of the film that "it's not pleasant to be bludgeoned with rhetoric even if you subscribe to the film's premise". | |||
| The film examines corporate globalism and looks at the signing of the 1913 Federal Reserve Act by Woodrow Wilson and the demise of the ].<ref>Worldfest Houston http://worldfest.org/docs/WorldFest_Houston_Program_2015.pdf Page 71, POVERTY INC.</ref><ref>New York Times </ref> It follows the recession of 2008 and looks at the non-existence of job security. It looks at the millions of American citizens who are homeless. People are now visiting soup kitchens. Six years later what has happened? There are fifty million Americans living below the the poverty line with 7 million who are surviving on less than $2 a day. | |||
| The film features in-depth interviews politicians and some of the most well known economists, progressive politicians, It looks at the issues of capitalism and corporate power. And it looks at how things have come to to be as they are in this present day.<ref>Hudson Valley International Film Festival </ref><ref>New York Times </ref> | |||
| == Awards == | |||
| ;Alaska International Film Awards 2015 | |||
| * Best Documentary<ref>Alaska International Film Awards </ref> | |||
| ;Prestige Film Award | |||
| * Gold Award for Documentary Feature<ref>Prestige Film Award </ref> | |||
| ;] | |||
| * Best of the Festival (Jury Award)<ref>] </ref> | |||
| ;San Francisco Film Awards | |||
| * Award of Excellence<ref>San Francisco Film Awards </ref> | |||
| ;Southeastern Fim Festival | |||
| * 2015 Southeastern Film Festival Spotlight<ref>Southeastern Fim Festival </ref> | |||
| ==Official selection== | |||
| * Laiff Awards - Official Selection April 2015<ref>Laiff Awards </ref> | |||
| * The People's Film Festival May 28-31 2015 Harlem, NY<ref>The People's Film Festival May 28-31 2015 Harlem, NY </ref> | |||
| * 48th Worldfest Houston<ref>Worldfest Houston http://worldfest.org/docs/WorldFest_Houston_Program_2015.pdf Page 21, Feature Film Schedule Page 21, 23, 24</ref> | |||
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2014 American film| Poverty Inc. | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Gary Null Valerie Van Cleve |
| Written by | Richard Gale |
| Produced by | Valerie Van Cleve Richard Gale |
| Cinematography | Peter Bonilla |
| Edited by | Nicholas Pulcini Valerie Van Cleve |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Poverty Inc. is a 2014 film by Gary Null and Valerie Van Cleve which "claims that the Federal Reserve, like other central banks such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, is a pyramid scheme."
The film, characterised as an "advocacy documentary", looks at the signing of the 1913 Federal Reserve Act by Woodrow Wilson and the demise of the Glass-Steagall Act, which it asserts "effectively turned Goldman Sachs from a financial casino into a commercial bank with full government coverage". The Federal Reserve is portrayed as "an unconstitutional lobbying body for commercial banks that prints money out of thin air".
Critical reception
The Village Voice said that "Null’s movie utterly fails to inform or guide. Every speaker seems to traffic in exclamation points, pretty much the only points that are made", characterising it as "a nightmare of attention deficit and hyperactivity" and "devoid of backup and evidence". The Los Angeles Times noted "sound bites indiscriminately collected from the likes of Ralph Nader and former Rep. Dennis Kucinich as well as seemingly random folks like a family doctor and the owner of a vintage clothing store". The New York Times said of the film that "it's not pleasant to be bludgeoned with rhetoric even if you subscribe to the film's premise".
References
- ^ Los Angeles Times Review 'Poverty Inc.' gives long lecture on the banking world By Martin Tsai December 4, 2014
- Gates, Anita (December 4, 2014). "The Corporate Creation of a New Class Structure". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- "Doc Poverty Inc. Fails To Inform Or Guide". Village Voice. December 3, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2015.