Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen's Vulcan Productions and documentarian Morgan Spurlock's Cinelan announced on Tuesday their first collaboration, We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss, featuring shorts by 20 name directors paired with 20 top economists explaining big questions (What is money? What causes inequality?) in five to eight minutes each. The series will launch simultaneously in October 2014 (date tba) across multiple platforms and distribution partners, including online, VOD, broadcast, mobile and theatrical. On Sept. 27, the New York Film Festival Convergence will host a special panel on the project.
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