Short Documentary about Bitcoins in Argentina now live!

[bitcoinfilm]

We have been working hard the last couple of months but we are very exited today to release our short documentary about Bitcoins in Argentina.
The documentary tells the first-hand story about how Bitcoins are used in Argentina to manage in a country where there is 25-30% inflation and severe monetary restrictions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e__m-w4N7NI

Check out the video below and head to http://bitcoinfilm.org/ for more details on the film and project.

Also let us know your comments and feedback!

Cheers

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[bennett616]

Sound very interesting I will watch it later on and give you feedback

Andy B

[rdegges]

Wow, great documentary. Love the music, and the camera shots are all great.

Thank you!

[indyjo]

Very good example of how useful Bitcoin can be. Recommended it to my Facebook friends

[Eylrid]

I like it. It's well done.

[radim]

Thanks for the documentary! I have one question that the interviews don't seem to discuss. How is a local Bitcoin exchange similar or different from purchasing gold or US dollars on the underground market as a method of staving off peso's inflation? Is it because USD and gold are banned but Bitcoin purchases are somehow still legal (or grey-area enough so that nobody notices or cares as much)?

[dtuur]

Ha, I met some of the interviewed at the Bitcoin meetup in BA yesterday. There were 87 attendees!

[mathiastao]

Thanks for the documentary! I have one question that the interviews don't seem to discuss. How is a local Bitcoin exchange similar or different from purchasing gold or US dollars on the underground market as a method of staving off peso's inflation? Is it because USD and gold are banned but Bitcoin purchases are somehow still legal (or grey-area enough so that nobody notices or cares as much)?

I think its because its easier for people to "move" Bitcoins to other countries and from there change back to eg. USD. And yes, USD and gold is hard to come by in Argentina! Bitcoins are also still hard but hopefully we are changing that fast!

[mathiastao]

Wow, great documentary. Love the music, and the camera shots are all great.

Thank you!

Thanks a lot! - We actually composed and produced the music ourselves

[radim]

Dug up a couple of related links for anyone curious:
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/argentina/currency - historical USD to ARS exchange rate
http://thebluemarket.wordpress.com/2012/10/18/bitcoin-dollars-and-pot-banging-protests-in-argentina/ - Oct 2012 post about Bitcoin use in Argentina

[mathiastao]

Just received another donation on Bitcoinfilm.org - absolutely fantastic, thanks so much for the support!

[bitcoinfilm]

Thanks for your feedback. Many have requested subtitles in Spanish, and we have therefore added English and Spanish subtitles.

The Spanish are generated via Google Translate. Feel free to provide a better translation https://gist.github.com/Rongorongo/5426644

[Xialla]

will check, thanks a lot

[poriks]

nice video on bitcoins... 
I saw a "portable juicer".

Also at line 166 of https://gist.github.com/Rongorongo/5426644
should it be "situation"? I noticed it on the video. 

[X-coin]

Really interesting and well made!

Can't wait to watch the whole thing.

[bobsmoke]

well done! keep going

[supercoins]

Interesting, thanks for posting.

[kbf]

Interesting, thanks. Will watch now.

[bitcoinfilm]

nice video on bitcoins... 
I saw a "portable juicer".

Also at line 166 of https://gist.github.com/Rongorongo/5426644
should it be "situation"? I noticed it on the video. 

Thanks for your input. This has now been corrected. Cheers

[angelafairie]

Great video. Nicely made and shows us the economy situation in Argentina. Keep up the good work and don't forget to keep posting when you have new videos.