Dirty Coin: Uncover the truth behind Bitcoin mining's impact with Alana Mediavilla


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Mar 06 2025 65 mins  

Are you ready to explore the controversial intersection of Bitcoin mining, energy, and storytelling?

Uncover the truth behind Bitcoin mining’s impact on energy markets and sustainability, challenging mainstream narratives with the documentary Dirty Coin.
From Google to Bitcoin: Journey with award-winning filmmaker Alana Mediavilla as she explores the controversial world of cryptocurrency and its potential to reshape our energy future.
Energy is Life: Discover how Bitcoin mining can drive energy infrastructure, empower communities, and revolutionize our approach to electricity with insights from Dirty Coin.
Stay Radically Independent: Learn the secrets to ethical filmmaking, trusting your gut, and creating impactful content that resonates with communities from Alana Mediavilla.
Support Independent Filmmaking and Earn: Find out how you can make money promoting Dirty Coin and other impactful films, directly supporting filmmakers and spreading important messages.

[00:00] – Intro: The power of Bitcoin mining and the role of storytelling in shifting public perception

[02:28] – The Making of Dirty Coin: Winning Best Movie at the Bitcoin Film Festival

[09:10] – Alana’s journey: From animation previous to the internet era, to Silicon Valley and Google, to independent filmmaking

[13:35] – Who Dirty Coin was made for and why making Bitcoin mining accessible to skeptics was a priority

[18:15] – Creative process and challenges of filming about the Bitcoin mining industry

[23:27] – Fundraising for a documentary as an independent filmmaker and the hurdles presented

[27:52] – From Puerto Rico to Paraguay: Capturing Bitcoin mining’s reality

[31:22] – The importance of energy in the modern life

[35:59] – The Bitcoin mining ecosystem: impact on rural economies, renewable energy adoption, powering industries, creating jobs and the community around Bitcoin

[43:49] – How Dirty Coin helps Bitcoin miners explain their work to family and friends

[46:15] – How filmmakers can tackle controversial topics while staying authentic

[51:48] – The future of Dirty Coin and what is next for Alana

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