Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve is an independent feature-length American documentary about the Federal Reserve written and directed by Jim Bruce, and narrated by Liev Schreiber. It examines 100 years of the Federal Reserve's history, and discusses its actions and repercussions the US economy leading to the late-2000s financial crisis. Bruce believes "a more fully and accurately informed public will promote greater accountability and more effective policies from our central bank". The film features interviews with Paul Volcker and Janet Yellen as well as current and former Federal Reserve officials, top economists, financial historians, famous investors, and traders who provide insight on the Federal Reserve System.
The film was released in US theaters on September 6, 2013.
Cast
Paul Volcker - Chairman of the Federal Reserve (1979–1987)
Janet Yellen - Chair of the Federal Reserve (2014-Present), Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve (2010–2014), President, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2004–2010)
Alice Rivlin - Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve (1996–1999)
Alan Blinder - Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve (1994–1996)
Peter Fisher - Undersecretary of the Treasury (2001–2003), Executive V.P. of the New York Fed (1994–2001)
Richard Fisher - President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (2005–Present)
Thomas Hoenig - President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1991–2011)
Jeffrey Lacker - President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (2004–Present)
Charles Plosser - President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2006–Present)
William Poole - Economist, President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (1998–2008)
Laurence Meyer - Economist, Governor of the Federal Reserve Board (1996–2002)
Marvin Goodfriend - Senior V.P., Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (1993–2005)
Michael Bordo - Economist, Rutgers University Professor, Director, Center for Monetary and Financial History
David Colander - Economist, Middlebury College Professor
James Grant - Economist, Editor - Grant's Interest Rate Observer
Martin Mayer - Scholar - The Brookings Institution, Author - The Fed
Allan Meltzer - Economist, Author of "A History of the Federal Reserve", Carnegie-Mellon University Professor
Raghuram Rajan - Chief Economist - International Monetary Fund(2003 – 2007), University of Chicago Professor
Richard Sylla - Economist, New York University Professor, Chairman - Museum of American Finance
Bill White - Chief Economist, Bank for International Settlements, (B.I.S.) (1995 – 2008)
Peter Atwater - President and CEO - Financial Insyghts, LLC, Former Head of Asset Finance - J.P. Morgan
Tony Boeckh - Economist, Chairman - B.C.A. Research (1968–2002), Founder - The Boeckh Investment Letter
Jeremy Grantham - Investor, Financial Historian, Chairman - Grantham, Mayo Van Otterloo
Todd Harrison - Derivatives Trader, Hedge Fund Manager, Founder and CEO - Minyanville.com
John Mauldin - President - Millennium Wave Advisors, Author – Endgame
Barry Ritholtz - Washington Post columnist, Author - Bailout Nation, CEO - Fusion IQ
Gary Shilling - Economist, Forbes columnist, Author, President - A. Gary Shilling & Co.
John Succo - Derivatives Expert, Hedge Fund Manager
Film festivals
Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve was selected for the Vancouver Film Festival for September 2013. It was also screened at various film festivals such as:
