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"Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve" (Gallery)

by Al Jazeera America Presents January 19, 2014 10:00PM ET

A visual look inside the documentary "Money For Nothing"

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Economy
Federal Reserve
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100 years after its creation, the power of the Federal Reserve has never been greater. Markets around the world hold their breath in anticipation of the Fed Chairman’s every word. Yet the average American knows very little about the most powerful financial institution on earth. Narrated by acclaimed actor Liev Schreiber, Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve is the first film to take viewers inside America’s central bank and reveal the impact of Fed policies – past, present and future – on our lives. As Ben Bernanke’s tumultuous tenure comes to a close, join Paul Volcker, Janet Yellen, and many of the world’s best financial minds as they debate the decisions that led the global economy to the brink of collapse and ask whether we might be headed there again. 

Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve is a feature-length documentary about the Federal Reserve that seeks to unveil America’s central bank.
Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve is a feature-length documentary about the Federal Reserve - made by a team of AFI, Sundance, and Academy Award winners - that seeks to unveil America’s central bank and its impact on our economy and our society. Courtesy of “Money For Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve”
Fed officials, economists, historians, investors and traders grant unprecedented access behind the curtain of the world’s most powerful financial institution
Current and former Fed officials, top economists, financial historians, famed investors and traders grant unprecedented access and take viewers behind the curtain to debate the future of the world’s most powerful financial institution Britt Leckman / Courtesy of “Money For Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve”
The key tenet underlying the film is the belief that an accurately informed public will promote greater accountability from our central bank.
The key tenet underlying Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve is the belief that a more fully and accurately informed public will promote greater accountability and more effective policies from our central bank - no matter the conclusions any individual draws from the film. Courtesy of “Money For Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve
Examining the 2008 crisis, Money For Nothing is the first film to ask why so many facets of our financial system seemed to fail at the same time.
Digging beneath the surface of the 2008 crisis, Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve is the first film to ask why so many facets of our financial system seemed to self-destruct at the same time. For many economists and senior Fed officials, the answer is clear: the same Fed that put out 2008’s raging financial fire actually helped light the match years before. Courtesy of “Money For Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve”
As our economic system continues to falter, the Federal Reserve finds itself at a crossroads. The choices it makes will influence the world our children inherit.
As our economic system continues to falter, the Federal Reserve finds itself at a crossroads. The choices it makes will greatly influence the kind of world our children and grandchildren inherit. Will “Quantitative Easing” bring unexpected and unintended consequences? Can the Federal Reserve steer our economy toward a more sustainable path? How can the American people ¬– who the Fed was created to serve – influence an institution whose inner workings they may not understand? Courtesy of “Money For Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve”
Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve is Jim Bruce’s directorial debut.
Money For Nothing: Inside The Federal Reserve is Jim Bruce’s directorial debut. Jim has been a student of financial markets for over a decade, and began writing a financial newsletter in 2006 warning friends and family of the oncoming crisis. His short trades on financial stocks in 2007 and 2008 helped fund a significant portion of MONEY FOR NOTHING’s budget. Photo courtesy of Liberty Street Films