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(U.S., 40 min., Directed by Matt Nadel) Expected in attendance: Matt Nadel, Scott Page and Dee Dee Chamblee At the height of the AIDS crisis, many gay men—unable to work and with few months to live—sold their life insurance policies to investors for quick cash. Cashing Out charts the rise and fall of the billion-dollar industry that grew out of their desperation and spotlights one of its earliest investors: the filmmaker's father. As a gay man, director Matt Nadel reckons with the "AIDS death profiteering" that is his inheritance, connecting with survivors who help him understand why this industry came to be.
In the early 1990s, at the height of the AIDS crisis, a controversial industry gave hope to thousands of dying, destitute queer people. The "viatical settlement industry" helped terminally ill patients sell their life insurance policies for quick cash, allowing them to live—and die—with dignity. From its origins in gay activist circles to its transformation into a billion-dollar industry, CASHING OUT traces the rise and fall of this morally complex business, and spotlights one of its earliest investors: the filmmaker's father.
- Year2024
- Runtime40 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereGeorgia Premiere
- Social Media
- DirectorMatt Nadel
- ProducerLuke Hodges, Matt Nadel
- Executive ProducerJulie Cohen, Brad Feld, Amy Batchelor
- CastScott Page, Dee Dee Chamblee, Sean Strub
- CinematographerBrennan Goldstein
- EditorWill Mayo
- ComposerTom Foskett-Barnes
(U.S., 40 min., Directed by Matt Nadel) Expected in attendance: Matt Nadel, Scott Page and Dee Dee Chamblee At the height of the AIDS crisis, many gay men—unable to work and with few months to live—sold their life insurance policies to investors for quick cash. Cashing Out charts the rise and fall of the billion-dollar industry that grew out of their desperation and spotlights one of its earliest investors: the filmmaker's father. As a gay man, director Matt Nadel reckons with the "AIDS death profiteering" that is his inheritance, connecting with survivors who help him understand why this industry came to be.
In the early 1990s, at the height of the AIDS crisis, a controversial industry gave hope to thousands of dying, destitute queer people. The "viatical settlement industry" helped terminally ill patients sell their life insurance policies for quick cash, allowing them to live—and die—with dignity. From its origins in gay activist circles to its transformation into a billion-dollar industry, CASHING OUT traces the rise and fall of this morally complex business, and spotlights one of its earliest investors: the filmmaker's father.
- Year2024
- Runtime40 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereGeorgia Premiere
- Social Media
- DirectorMatt Nadel
- ProducerLuke Hodges, Matt Nadel
- Executive ProducerJulie Cohen, Brad Feld, Amy Batchelor
- CastScott Page, Dee Dee Chamblee, Sean Strub
- CinematographerBrennan Goldstein
- EditorWill Mayo
- ComposerTom Foskett-Barnes