Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

New Release
  • filmmaker/actor Ben McKenzie at a desk
  • a screen with celebrity crypto endorsements
  • a man dressed as Uncle Sam pointing at the camera
  • videogame graphic of a man in a suit & little boy

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Jun 13 4:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Jun 27 7:00 PM
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Aug 15 7:00 PM
Film Info
Copyright:2025
Country Listing:USA
Runtime:90
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Ben McKenzie

Description

“Knife-Sharp Documentary Takedown of Cryptocurrency” – Variety

In Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, actor and author Ben McKenzie turns investigator, pulling back the curtain on the cryptocurrency industry and the culture of hype, misinformation, and speculation that fueled its explosive rise. What began as a promise of financial freedom has evolved into a volatile ecosystem rife with fraud and reckless gambling, carrying with it devastating consequences for everyday people.

Through firsthand reporting, expert interviews, and a clear-eyed examination of major collapses and scandals, the film traces how crypto became one of the most aggressively marketed financial products of the modern era—and how warning signs were ignored, dismissed, or deliberately obscured. As fortunes are made and lost, Everyone Is Lying to You for Money asks a sobering question: who benefits from the chaos, and who is left to clean up the damage?

Accessible, urgent, and often darkly ironic, the film is both a cautionary tale and a call for accountability—cutting through the noise to expose a system built on speculation, influence, and belief rather than truth.

In English and Spanish, with English subtitles.




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