5-part docuseries - each episode is approximately 1 hour long. 50% of proceeds goes to support Utah Film Center.
From writer/director Eric Vaughan, producer Patrick Lovell and executive producer Adam Bronfman, The Con is an in-depth 5-part docuseries investigation into the 2008 financial crisis nine years in the making, Who did it, why it happened and how our country went from “of, for and by the people,” to “of, for and by the corporation.” And what’s past is prologue: The heist of our democracy that includes fraudulent practices, massive credit card debt, student loans, auto loans, and the revolving door between finance and government, is still going on, and will become even worse than before.
Amongst the many heartbreaks and horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cracks that it exposed in the fragile financial tapestry of the world’s biggest economy are more evidence that THE CON is still on.
THE CON - Episode 5: “…The Criminals Take Over”
The fifth and final episode of The Con examines in close-up the events of September and October of 2008, when the volatile stock market lost more than 50% of its value — a vertiginous plummet that hadn’t been seen in 70-plus years. The financial world all but collapsed.
Millions of people lost their homes through foreclosures, and 9.3 million American jobs were gone. The total loss in GDP is estimated to have been $41.7 trillion. Millions saw their pension plans collapse. It was a catastrophe, say experts in The Con, that in many ways was worse than the crash that led to the Great Depression.
- Year2020
- Runtime62 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorEric S. Vaughan
- ProducerPatrick Lovell
- Executive ProducerAdam Bronfman
5-part docuseries - each episode is approximately 1 hour long. 50% of proceeds goes to support Utah Film Center.
From writer/director Eric Vaughan, producer Patrick Lovell and executive producer Adam Bronfman, The Con is an in-depth 5-part docuseries investigation into the 2008 financial crisis nine years in the making, Who did it, why it happened and how our country went from “of, for and by the people,” to “of, for and by the corporation.” And what’s past is prologue: The heist of our democracy that includes fraudulent practices, massive credit card debt, student loans, auto loans, and the revolving door between finance and government, is still going on, and will become even worse than before.
Amongst the many heartbreaks and horrors of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cracks that it exposed in the fragile financial tapestry of the world’s biggest economy are more evidence that THE CON is still on.
THE CON - Episode 5: “…The Criminals Take Over”
The fifth and final episode of The Con examines in close-up the events of September and October of 2008, when the volatile stock market lost more than 50% of its value — a vertiginous plummet that hadn’t been seen in 70-plus years. The financial world all but collapsed.
Millions of people lost their homes through foreclosures, and 9.3 million American jobs were gone. The total loss in GDP is estimated to have been $41.7 trillion. Millions saw their pension plans collapse. It was a catastrophe, say experts in The Con, that in many ways was worse than the crash that led to the Great Depression.
- Year2020
- Runtime62 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorEric S. Vaughan
- ProducerPatrick Lovell
- Executive ProducerAdam Bronfman