Amazing Animated Film on the Federal Deficit!

A light-hearted look at the Federal debt and deficit, written and directed by Marshall Curry as part of the WE THE ECONOMY series. The series, created by Paul Allen's Vulcan Productions, brought together twenty acclaimed filmmakers to direct twenty short films about the economy.

Filmmakers include Ramin Bahrani (99 Homes, Goodbye Solo), Bob Balaban (Gosford Park), Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost trilogy), Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Marshall Curry (Street Fight, If a Tree Falls), Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp), Adrian Grenier (Entourage), Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Thirteen), Mary Harron (American Psycho), Chris Henchy (The Campaign,), Lee Hirsch (Bully), Albert Hughes (Menace II Society), Steve James (Hoop Dreams), Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA), Shola Lynch (Chisholm ’72), Adam McKay (Funny or Die), Jehane Noujaim (The Square, James Schamus (Brokeback Mountain), Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), Miao Wang (Beijing Taxi) and Jessica Yu (In the Realms of the Unreal).

[direwolf]

1 trillion seconds = 31, 500 years .. 1 billion sec=31.5 yrs .. 1 million sec=11.5 days ....

[bassmanjr]

2024 now 35 trillion. In eight years I predict 70 trillion. Let's see if I'm right.