Charles ferguson s documentary inside job, about the recent financial catastrophe, is. It did an outstanding job of giving more insight on the banking crisis in 2008 and how it created a domino effect leading to global recession. This compelling, serious, easytofollow film will make you want to raise your voice and declare. Director charles ferguson conducts a wide range of interviews and traces the story from the united states to china to iceland to several other global financial hot spots. He is the founder and president of representational pictures, and the director and producer of inside job, winner of the 2011 academy award for best documentary feature, and of no end in sight. Ferguson, who began researching in 2008, says the film is about the systemic corruption of the united states by the financial services industry and the consequences of that systemic corruption. Inside job, 2010 documentary film about the financial crisis of 20072010 by charles h.
Charles ferguson dissects the wall street meltdown the. His latest film, time to choose, is the first comprehensive examination of how to. Based on explosive interviews conducted personally by awardwinning filmmaker charles ferguson, as well as newly released court documents and information buried in archives, inside job traces how the financial industry and its enablers went rogue. He is a graduate of the university of california at berkeley, holds a phd in political science from. Ferguson charles ferguson was only able to show 2% of the material he gathered while making his sensational documentary inside job.
The inside job, by charles ferguson essay 1583 words bartleby. Ferguson, who electrified the world with his oscarwinning documentary inside job, now explains how a predator elite took over the country, step by step, and he exposes the networks of academic, financial, and political influence, in all recent administrations, that prepared the predators path to conquest. From academy awardnominated filmmaker, charles ferguson no end in sight, comes inside job, the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. Nov 22, 2010 inside job an important movie marred by bias. He first examined the network of academic, financial and political players who contributed to the nations financial crisis in his documentary, inside job. A winners tale of greed and glory in the internet wars no end in sight.
The directors criminal lineup comprises of bankers, politicians, regulators, academic and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From academy award nominated filmmaker, charles ferguson no end in sight, comes inside job, the. The moral right of charles ferguson to be identified as the author of this work. Inside job isbn 9781780745480 pdf epub charles ferguson. Fergusons second doc, inside job, won the best documentary oscar.
If you werent livid about all the mischief and scheming going on on wall street that led to our present financial crisis, charles ferguson s inside job makes sure to open our eyes not only to the greed, but to the horrendous things that are going on in the financial world economics as a science is literally being rewritten to suit the. I have shown it to my class, and i encourage you to show it. From academy award nominated filmmaker, charles ferguson no end in sight, comes inside job, the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. Nov 28, 2011 director charles fergusons first film, no end in sight, snagged an academy award nomination.
The director tries mightily to untangle the complex architecture of the financial meltdown that has cost millions their jobs, their homes, and their savings. Charles ferguson, the director who brought us the 2007 documentary about the inside story of. Inets interview with charles ferguson, the director of inside job duration. Charles ferguson won an oscar in 2011 for inside job, his documentary on the financial crisis, and was an oscar nominee for his first documentary, no end in sight, on the war in iraq. If you consider skipping it because it sounds boring, please think again. The labor department has just announced the united states economy gained only 69,000 jobs in may and the unemployment rate rose to 8. Inside job its a wall street government official clip. Readers may have seen the movie inside job if you havent, you really need to or a clip from the movie that got quite a bit of attention on finance blogs, that of director charles ferguson grilling former federal reserve vice chairman frederic mishkin on a dubious, sponsored paper he wrote touting iceland as a well run banking center not long before its implosion.
Through three decades of selfinfluenced, politically manipulated, and payola encouraged deregulation the picture emerges of the corruption, and erosion of long. In his documentary the inside job, academyaward winning filmmaker charles ferguson attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis of the financial crisis of 2008. Based on explosive interviews conducted by ferguson, as well as documents buried in court records and archives, inside job the book traces how the financial industry and its enablers. He won an oscar in 2011 for inside job, his documentary on the financial crisis, and was an oscar nominee for his first documentary, no end in sight, on the war in iraq.
Feb 17, 2011 charles ferguson s film inside job attempts to blame a wider cast list for the banking crash of 2008 and explains why so little has been done to reform the financial world or bring criminal. Ganador del oscar en 2011 al mejor largometraje documental inside job. Anger is an underrated response to a movie not to be mad at a film, but to be mad with it. Ferguson presents a fierce indictment of predatory activities of parts. Charles ferguson won an oscar in 2011 for inside job, his documentary on the. Charles ferguson s exemplary documentary about the usas recent banking crisis is intelligent and jawdropping philip french sat 19 feb 2011. Inside job filmmaker charles ferguson hopes to help send. May 21, 2012 in the second extract from his book inside job, charles ferguson argues that corruption in universities is deeply entrenched charles ferguson mon 21 may 2012 15. Oct 01, 2010 photo by representational pictures, courtesy of sony pictures classics charles ferguson, director of the documentary inside job inside job, a documentary on the financial crisis by director charles ferguson, screens friday and monday at the new york film festival and opens in theaters on oct. Charles ferguson dissects the wall street meltdown the new.
Jan 01, 2011 charles ferguson if a film director and producer, software entrepreneur, writer and authority in technology policy. The ones who really stole more than one christmas and ruined lives. Charles ferguson was born on march 24, 1955 in san francisco, california, usa as charles henry ferguson. After watching charles ferguson s powerhouse documentary about the global economic crisis, you. Charles ferguson, adam bolt, and chad beck have all succeeded with these criteria in their screenplay, the inside job. Now, in this mustread sequel, he delivers the rest. Oct 08, 2010 as i was watching inside job, charles fergusons meticulous and infuriating documentary about the causes and consequences of the financial crisis of 2008, an odd, archaic sentence kept. Inside job director charles ferguson, taking wall street firmly to task the documentarian thought he was prepared for what hed learn about the wall street chicanery that led to the global. Inside job transcript sony pictures september 2010 federal reserve board 19791987 paul volcker. The financiers who pulled off the heist of the century charles ferguson, charles h.
Inside job, 1946 film noir directed by jean yarborough. Charles ferguson s film inside job attempts to blame a wider cast list for the banking crash of 2008 and explains why so little has been done to reform the financial world or bring criminal. This acclaimed book by charles ferguson is available at in several formats for your ereader. About the author charles ferguson won an oscar in 2011 for inside job, his documentary on the financial crisis, and was an oscar nominee for his first documentary, no end in sight, on the war in iraq. Based on explosive interviews conducted personally by awardwinning filmmaker charles ferguson, as well as newly released court. The financiers who pulled off the heist of the century by ferguson, charles isbn. When charles ferguson accepted the academy award in 2010 for his documentary film inside job, he told 30 million people viewing the award ceremony that three years after a horrific financial crisis caused by massive fraud, not a single senior financial executive has been prosecuted and thats wrong. The american occupation of iraq, which was an academy award nominee as well. He has written four books, and is a life member of the council of foreign relations and a director of the frenchamerican foundation.
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Oct 15, 2010 anger is an underrated response to a movie not to be mad at a film, but to be mad with it. Inside job the financiers who pulled off the heist of. Two years after directing the academy awardwinning documentary, inside job, filmmaker charles ferguson returns with a new book, predator nation. In creation of the documentary, ferguson performed extensive research on the underlying causes of a global financial disaster which many claim could have easily been avoided. The definitive big picture on the financial crisis, from the man. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The financiers who pulled off the heist of the century.
Charles ferguson hopes that his movie, inside job, will be for the financial industry what an inconvenient truth was to global warming. Charles ferguson s inside job is strong, fair, and rational. Inside job the inside job film by charles ferguson tries to blame a broader cast list for the financial crisisof 2008 and discusses how so little has been done to change the financial world or bring criminal prosecutions to the key players ahmad 1. The inside job, by charles ferguson essay 1583 words. Inside job by charles ferguson charles ferguson, matt damon. The guardian on charles ferguson s film inside job lautore. Charlie rose interviews charles ferguson on his documentary. Inside job by charles ferguson charles ferguson, matt.
Inside job is a 2010 american documentary film, directed by charles ferguson, about the late2000s financial crisis. As i was watching inside job, charles ferguson s meticulous and infuriating documentary about the causes and consequences of the financial crisis. Producerdirector charles ferguson no end in sight speaks at. The definitive big picture on the financial crisis, from the man behind the oscarwinning documentary that exposed the workings of the. Inside job the financiers who pulled off the heist of the. Feb 25, 2011 inside job, the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. Also, the title should be something that reflects what the book or movie will be about. Also by cha rles ferguson high stakes, no prisoners. Charles fergusons film inside job attempts to blame a wider cast list for the banking crash of 2008 and explains why so little has been done to. Charles ferguson in inside job sets out incontrovertibly and in a highly readable fashion, how the. He has written four books, and is a life member of the council of foreign relations. Oct, 2010 one of the most fascinating aspects of inside job involves the chatty oncamera insights of kristin davis, a wall street madam, who says the street operated in a climate of abundant sex and cocaine for valued clients and the traders themselves. Charles ferguson in inside job sets out incontrovertibly and in a highly readable fashion, how the much once highly respected financial industry and its senior executives went rogue. Ferguson is also a software entrepreneur, writer and authority in technology policy.
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