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The Bounty for Basura

What happens when a traditional job like fishing stops being sustainable? When trash covers your beaches and chokes local marine life? When primary income sources are threatened?

'The Bounty for Basura' documentary explores one of the key applications for the Ethereum blockchain in redesigning social impact & facilitating the future of work through crowdsourced bounties.

  • Nathan Beer
    Director
  • Nathan Beer
    Producer
  • Will Lee
    Producer
  • Simona Pop
    Executive Producers
  • Mark Beylin
    Executive Producers
  • Will Lee
    Director of Photography
  • Will Lee
    Editor
  • Chriz Serrano Zabala
    Production Coordinator
  • Amy Lee
    Technical Coordinator
  • Cheryl Douglass
    Associate Producer
  • Marc Giguere
    Original Music
  • H. Scott Salinas
    Additional Music
    A Private War, The Fourth Estate, Cartel Land
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 21 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 10, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Philippines
  • Language:
    English, Tagalog
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Nathan Beer

From neuroscience to music to food to blockchain, Nathan Beer is on a never-ending quest to find and facilitate the new frontiers of technology, entertainment, and most importantly social and environmental impact.

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Director Statement

'The Bounty for Basura' documentary tackles the environmental and economic issues brought forth by pollution. The Ethereum blockchain-based pilot program introduced to Las Piñas City in Metro Manila, Philippines is one of the most promising solutions to these problems that afflict our oceans, beaches, and the global population.