A Crypto Rush Aftermath

Georgia 2023 18 minutes
  • Director: Salomé Jashi
  • Editing: Eka Tsotsoria
  • Sound: Niko Tarielashvili

Financial pyramids have been a consistent feature in Georgia’s recent history. State banks, private lenders and construction companies have all taken money from people with the promise of future profit.

But in most cases, the money has simply disappeared. The film shows the latest cycle of financial naivety–as well as society’s desperate attempts to earn money fast, even if very strange methods were needed.

The film was shot in Javakheti, a southern region of Georgia on the border with Armenia and Turkey that is mostly populated by ethnic Armenians.