2022 | Kenya, United States | Documentary

Free Money (2022)

  • English, Swahili - 78 mins
  • Director | Sam Soko, Lauren DeFilippo
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Amanda Pollak, Jeremy Allen, Jordan Fudge

STATUS: Released

This film is currently not available.   

When universal basic income (UBI) comes to the Kenyan village of Kogutu, lives are forever changed. GiveDirectly, one of the fastest growing nonprofits of the 21st century, is sending free money for twelve years as part of the world’s largest UBI experiment. Filmmakers Lauren DeFilippo and Sam Soko juxtapose the story of these young economists, bankrolled by Silicon Valley and convinced that they have found an infallible algorithm to end world poverty, with portraits of local Kenyans whose lives are being dramatically impacted for better and for worse.

Documentary Universal Basic Income (UBI) Economic Experiment Kenyan Village Social Impact
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