Experiencing Interruptions?

An Unlikely Solution

"An Unlikely Solution" tells the story of how some enterprising Native American Tribes are using e-commerce businesses to generate revenues for their reservations.

These Tribal Web Loan businesses have become an important financial lifeline to a growing number of desperate and underbanked U.S. consumers who have no other access to emergency capital.

However, the situation has created a tangled web of conflicting state, federal and Tribal laws that threatens to unravel this unique partnership.

Through animation, an original soundtrack, and a compelling narrative pieced together from interviews with 25 stakeholders, "An Unlikely Solution" deftly examines a complex national issue: What is SOVEREIGNTY in the digital age?

  • Chuck Banner
    Director
  • Ben Caswell
    Director
  • Ben Caswell
    Writer
  • Chuck Banner
    Writer
  • Chuck Banner
    Producer
  • Ben Caswell
    Producer
  • Ben Caswell
    Narration
  • Chuck Banner
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    46 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 17, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    175,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    HD 2K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Chuck Banner, Ben Caswell

Co-Directors Chuck Banner and Ben Caswell have been working together in media since 1992. They started EARTHSTREAM MEDIA in 2008 as a specialty brand dedicated to social and environmental consciousness through cutting-edge digital media production.

Earthstream Media strives to create connection in a global exchange by offering individuals and communities opportunities to be heard.

Through entertainment, marketing, branding, and high-quality media production, we aim to make the world a better place for future generations – our most valuable natural resource.

In all these ways we are dedicated to taking purposeful media from the Earthstream to the mainstream.

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Director Statement

May we seek to understand rather than to be understood.