Chris Temple

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That’s annoying, sorry. @bonfire so they’re aware

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Thanks a bunch! In classic Ethereum style too, we don't have to do it all. It's about empowering others to join us in making and sharing Ethereum stories that are different than what most people think of when they hear crypto

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We met Vitalik! We were filming for another film “This Is Not Financial Advice” and came across Vitalik’s story. It started us down the rabbit hole into the community and technology, and we couldn’t stop asking questions. Off the top of my head, I think the film explores themes of technological innovation, breaking the status quo, decentralization, leadership, greed vs. public goods, and more!

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I think we filmed in 28 cities in 15 different countries. And that barely scratched the surface of how many places we wanted to include lol

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The rollout of this film will be a full time job for a while, but we have a number of films in the works as a part of our work at Optimist. www.Optimist.co. All focus on social issues and human rights!

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Absolutely! Part of the goals of the trailer mint is to help power the "Ethereum Stories" series where we can share additional short films. We have ones on community, generative art, DAOs, public goods, DEX’s and more in the works.

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Vitalik is a core part, but there's so much more in it. A single film couldn't capture the full story of Ethereum—this is an ecosystem too diverse and vast for one film—but seeing the community through Vitalik’s eyes helped us make this story accessible, human, and focused. This film is the centerpiece of our “Ethereum Stories” series where we’ll be sharing additional stories each week that focus on topics like community, generative art, DAOs, public goods, DEX’s and more—all through a human lens!

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That's a hard question to answer in such a short format! The technical elements have been fascinating undoubtedly, but I think personally I've loved seeing how the decentralized coordination actually happens in practice. We're so used to a traditional top-down corporate structure, that we've loved seeing the messy, beautiful process of consensus.

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2: The first shoot was with Vitalik and Aya. It was a whirlwind for our team because it felt like an entirely new language and world to learn!

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1. We definitely hope the film is for community members, the crypto-curious, and skeptics alike. We often say documentaries are bad at information, but good at emotion and story. So we leaned into showing the heart and humanity behind the technology through Vitalik and the builders behind it.

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2: For me, spending time with Vitalik and Dima to get to understand Vitalik's childhood and upbringing! Dima shared some amazing stories that I think y'all will love.

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1: For me, the hardest part was the edit. We had to synthesize such a complex story of moving parts into a single documentary film under 90 minutes that was understandable and relatable to a wider audience. We had hundreds of hours of footage and interviews to wade through!

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Honestly, I thought decentralization was a buzzword until I really saw the community of builders in action around the world.

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1st: Yes, you can! We've added frames to the trailer posts on @EthereumFilm. 2: Zach and I have been working together as co-directors for over a decade as the founders of a non-profit called Optimist. We then met Carrie when we were working on another film in the crypto space called "This Is Not Financial Advice" that premiered at Tribeca last year.

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Thank you Linda! Excited to talk to you all about wild and wonderful process over the past 3 years.

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Oo good idea! I’m sharing this with the team. I think there’s definitely potential for it, especially now that we’ve seen the community’s interest in engaging. Hopefully we could get some unique content

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Can’t wait to chat more about the process and answer questions!

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Wish you could write the film’s review :)

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This is SOOOOO good. After a year of criminals like SBF and Do Kwon, toxic maximalist Bitcoin bros, and villain arc SV power brokers trying to take ownership of "crypto," I'm relieved that projects like this centered around an icon that lives the ethos of decentralization are coming to the mainstream. I hope he takes his rightful place as the face of the industry as it explodes into the mainstream. Technological movements need a messenger and we couldn't ask for a better person to take the helm to offer a proper contrast to all of the chaos.

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