Free Money (2022)
78 min
In the Kenyan village of Kogutu, we watch the arrival of a group of visitors representing the charity GiveDirectly. The NGO agents gather villagers to introduce a program that will give every adult member a universal basic income (UBI), the equivalent of $22 per month, for a test phase that will last 12 years. Their community is one of hundreds targeted in several countries, backed with $30 million of funding. Free Money follows what happens in Kogutu over three years to study the consequences of the project, both intended and unintended.
- Release date
- September 11, 2022
- Country of origin
- Kenya, United States
Crew
- Lauren DeFilippo · Director
- Sam Soko · Director
- Jeremy Allen · Producer
- Tess Cohen · Producer
- Jordan Fudge · Producer
- Amanda Pollak · Producer
- Eduardo Aram · Composer
- Jessica Bennett · Cinematographer
- Hans Bouma · Cinematographer
- Vanessa Carr · Cinematographer
- Nyasha Kadandara · Cinematographer
- Mila Aung-Thwin · Editor
- Ryan Mullins · Editor
- Raul Santos · Editor