The fast-growing nonprofit organization GiveDirectly distributes a universal basic income to poor villages. Its implementation in Kogutu, Kenya, reveals the gap between ideology and reality.

According to its founder Michael Faye, what GiveDirectly does is not an experiment, but when asked what he would call it, he falls silent for a moment. In any case, GiveDirectly is one of the fastest growing non-profit organizations in the world. It provides a universal basic income to residents of some of the poorest villages on Earth.
One such village is Kogutu in Kenya. The documentary follows the launch and the first years of the project. For 12 years, residents are to receive 22 dollars a month. Without passing final judgment on the initiative, the film reveals the gap between the idealism in the glass-windowed offices in Manhattan and the complexities of real life in the Kenyan village.
It's not only the inhabitants of the village on the other side of the stream who feel unfairly left behind because they have not been selected for the program. A young woman in Kogutu also sees her hopes dashed when she's denied the allowance. And although the money does boost their living standards for some villagers, using it to build a future turns out to be not so easy.


mit / starring / avec
Jael Rael Achieng Songa, Emma Anyango Adhiambo, John Omondi, Larry Madowo, Caroline Teti, Andrew Yang, Michael Faye

em filme de / a film by / un film de / ein film von
Lauren DeFilippo, Sam Soko

United States, Kenya, 2022, Long métrage documentaire, 1h14 minutes, DCP, color, in English, Swahili, Luo, with English Subtitles

Titel / Título / Original title / Titre Original :
Free Money

International Title (English) / Titre international (Anglais) :
Free Money

Title (France / Belgium) / Titre (France, Belgique) :

Other Title / Autre Titre :

Länge / Duração / Duración / Runtime / Durée :
74 Minuten / 74' (01h 14 minutes, 01:14:00)

Filmgattung / Type / Type :
Dokumentarfilm / Longa-metragem documentario / Feature Documentary / Long-métrage documentaire

Gênero / Genre :
Society / Société

Sprache / Idioma / Languages / Langues de tournage :
English, Swahili, Luo / Anglais, Swahili, Luo

Untertitel / Subtítulos / Subtitles / Sous-titres :
Englisch / Inglês / English / Anglais

Produktionsland / País de Produção / Country of Production / Pays de Production :
United States, Kenya / USA, Kenya

País do Diretores / Filmmakers'Country / Pays des réalisateurs :
United States, Kenya / USA, Kenya

País de filmagem / Country of Filming / Pays de tournage :
Quênia / Kenya / Kenya

Produktionsjahr / Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production :
2017-2022

Year of Release / Année de Sortie :
2022

Colors / Couleurs :
Color / Couleur

Media / Support de diffusion :
DCP

Aspect Ratio / Format Image :

Audioformat / Sound Mix / Format Son :

Estimated Budget / Budget prévisionnel :

TAGS : Money, Argent,

Rating / Classification :


PARTICIPANTS / PARTICIPANTS
Jael Rael Achieng Songa................................................................ Self / Dans son propre rôle
Emma Anyango Adhiambo................................................................ Self / Dans son propre rôle
John Omondi................................................................ Self / Dans son propre rôle
Larry Madowo................................................................ Self / Dans son propre rôle
Caroline Teti................................................................ Self / Dans son propre rôle
Andrew Yang................................................................ Self / Dans son propre rôle
Michael Faye................................................................ Self / Dans son propre rôle


PRODUTORES / PRODUCERS / PRODUCTEURS :
Amanda Pollak
Jordan Fudge
Jeremy Allen
Lauren DeFilippo
Sam Soko


COPRODUTOR / CO-PRODUCER / COPRODUCTEUR :

EXECUTIVOS PRODUTORES / EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS / PRODUCTEURS DÉLÉGUÉS :
Stephen Ives
Bramwel Iro
Christopher Buck
Tess Cohen
Grace Lay

REALIZADORES / DIRECTORS / RÉALISATEURS :
Lauren DeFilippo
Sam Soko

Roteirista / Screenwriter / Scénariste :

Director de la Fotografía / Director of Photography / Directeur de la photo :
Vanessa Carr, Nyasha Kadandara, Wambui'Bo' Muigai

Som / Sound Design / Son :
Edward Ahenda
Fiona McBain

Composição musical (Música) / Composer (Original Music) / Musique :
Eduardo Aram

Montagem / Edição / Editors / Monteurs :
Ryan Mullins,
Raúl Santos,
Mila Aung-Thwin

PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
- Insignia Films
- LBx Africa
- Retro Report Films

Förderung / PARCEIROS / PARTNERS / PARTENAIRES
-


WORLD SALES / VENTES :
Dogwoof
Amanda Lebow : amanda.lebow(@)caa.com

VERLEIH / DISTRIBUIÇÃO / DISTRIBUTION / DISTRIBUTION :
DEUTSCHLAND / Germany :
FRANKREICH / France :


CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals)
Lauren Schwartz | lschwartz(@)fullpic.com


KINOSTART / THEATRICAL RELEASE / SORTIE SALLES :
Senegal, NC
Frankreich, NC
Deutschland, NC
Österreich, NC
Schweiz, NC

BROADCAST / DIFFUSION TV :


AUSZEICHNUNG / AWARDS / PRIX

*SELECTION / Durban international Film Festival 2023

FESTIVALS & EXIBIÇÕES / FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS / FESTIVALS & PROJECTIONS
- IDFA, Holland, 2022
- TIFF, Canada, 2022

* European Premiere / Première Européenne | Selection : Frontlight 2022 /// 2022 IDFA 2022 - Compétition Internationale (Amsterdam - Pays-Bas)

* WELTPREMIERE / World Premiere / Première Mondiale | Selection : Frontlight 2022 /// 2022 Toronto International Film Festival - TIFF (Toronto - Canada)


Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- https://2022.tiffr.com/shows/free-money
- www.idfa.nl/en/film/7e6a013e-d165-4c09-941b-dab0db05fd8a/free-money
- https://insigniafilms.com/Free-Money
- https://twitter.com/FreeMoney_Film
- https://lbxafrica.com/film/free-money
- https://sales.dogwoof.com/free-money
Updated by Thierno DIA, 08 Feb 2023