Too BIG To Tell

Too BIG To Tell
Research on the financial world

John Maynard Keynes"For a little reflection will show what enormous social change would result from gradual disappearance of a rate of return on accumulated wealth. A man would still be free to accumulate his earned income with a view to spending it at a later date. But his accumulation would not grow. “

Graeme Maxton Secretary General of the Club of Rome"The solution for the global problems yields moral profit, ethical as well as social profit, a better climate and a healthy planet. Everybody would profit and not only the investor who solves the problems. With the current market system, which makes us behave like profit-oriented unicellular organisms, we will never sort out the problems of the world."

Dr. Wolfgang Kessler Chief Editor, „Publik Forum“"Frankfurt Even if the filmmaker seems to despair in the middle of the film, at the end, the spectators know a lot more about the financial system than before, and this is a very good precondition to finally rewrite the history of the financial system."

Dr. Dirk Solte Finance expert, Futurologist - In the Senate of Economy, Bonn"This film succeeds, possibly because it seemed impossible, yet the film has managed, in developing such a charisma that it “overcomes the ostrich effect.”

Deutsche Version download

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It is difficult to persuade people that they have to change, if they don’t need to change.

It is difficult to persuade people that they have to change, if they don’t need to change.

Too big to tell – documentary

Too big to tell – documentary

To understand the financial crisis we have to go back to World War II

To understand the financial crisis we have to go back to World War II

Do we need a 700 Trillion Dollar Derivate market?

Do we need a 700 Trillion Dollar Derivate market?

Investment banks developed new techniques, for example securitisation

Investment banks developed new techniques, for example securitisation

Banks create money out of nothing

Banks create money out of nothing

How does the creation of money work?

How does the creation of money work?

As long as the voters vote parties which are close to the financial industry

As long as the voters vote parties which are close to the financial industry

Todays laws are basically made by Lobbyists

Todays laws are basically made by Lobbyists

Abolishing interest as a type of income

Abolishing interest as a type of income

Mortgage brokers, acting as middle men, determined who got loans, then passed on the responsibility for those loans on to others

Mortgage brokers, acting as middle men, determined who got loans, then passed on the responsibility for those loans on to others

Separation of commercial banks and investment banks

Separation of commercial banks and investment banks

A loan costs interest, which is a burden for the final consumers and the entrepreneurs

A loan costs interest, which is a burden for the final consumers and the entrepreneurs

It became evident that we went to far with the deregulation of the financial market

It became evident that we went to far with the deregulation of the financial market

Is it possible that a parcel of land worth 50 million is funded for 90 million? Yes.

Is it possible that a parcel of land worth 50 million is funded for 90 million? Yes.

Accounting, the worst weapon of the financial system

Accounting, the worst weapon of the financial system

The way the decision making works in Europe

The way the decision making works in Europe

We are no longer under any obligation to applaud the rich

We are no longer under any obligation to applaud the rich

Why is it that large banks cannot go bankrupt?

Why is it that large banks cannot go bankrupt?

Gambling

Each monetary system that is based on depts and interests has to crash

Each monetary system that is based on depts and interests has to crash

Banks can not confront the EU anymore with „Too big to fail“

Banks can not confront the EU anymore with „Too big to fail“

Office Finance Watch Brussels, „For a financial sector that serves society“

Office Finance Watch Brussels, „For a financial sector that serves society“

This is how the foundation of the worldwide house of cards disintegrated

This is how the foundation of the worldwide house of cards disintegrated

We have to find the underlying reasons for these inhumane conditions

We have to find the underlying reasons for these inhumane conditions

Thousands of people took out loans larger than they could afford

Thousands of people took out loans larger than they could afford

What we are not doing is saying: There is the world we would like to create!

What we are not doing is saying: There is the world we would like to create!

Our desire to hold money is a barometer of the degree of our distrust concerning the future

Our desire to hold money is a barometer of the degree of our distrust concerning the future

Adam Smith’s idea was that we have a natural desire to help our fellowmen

Adam Smith’s idea was that we have a natural desire to help our fellowmen

In 2030 the total global economic output would have to be spent on interests and return, if the system remains the same

In 2030 the total global economic output would have to be spent on interests and return, if the system remains the same

Wealth comes from:

Wealth comes from:

The global financial system does not in any way depend on sufficient savings in order to grant a loan

The global financial system does not in any way depend on sufficient savings in order to grant a loan

It was me who produced this new money. And who am I? I’m the debtor.

It was me who produced this new money. And who am I? I’m the debtor.

We can really assume that most people have no clue how this money is created

We can really assume that most people have no clue how this money is created

How shall we tame the wild side of economy?

How shall we tame the wild side of economy?

Debts are: money created by the bank

Debts are: money created by the bank

TOO BIG TO TELL

Research on the financial world

documentary

94 min

english version

director: Johanna Tschautscher

music: Gerald Höfler

book: Johanna Tschautscher, Günther Lainer

camera: Viktor Schaider, Gerhard Mayrhofer, Johanna Tschautscher, Lieselotte Höfler

gopro: Paul Höfler, Lieselotte Höfler, Johanna Tschautscher

editing: Johanna Tschautscher

sound: Gerald Höfler, Lieselotte Höfler, Bernice Maxton Lee

comedyscenes: Günther Lainer, Gerhard Mayrhofer

encoding, grafics: Alexandra Braschel

grafic design: Andrea Ettinger

with:

Dr. Dirk Solte, Peter Konle, Dr. Margrit Kennedy, Graeme Maxton, Dr. Wolfgang Kessler,

Prof. Dr. Friedrich Schneider, Thierry Philipponnat, Joost Mulder, Sven Giegold, Dr. Reinhard Blomert