Money As Debt (Full Documentary 2006)

Directed by Paul Grignon, this 2006 animated documentary demystifies the modern banking system and how money is created as debt. Through simple illustrations and narration, it traces the history from medieval goldsmiths to fractional-reserve banking, explaining how banks generate currency through loans backed by borrowers' promises, leading to perpetual debt cycles. The film critiques the unsustainability of this system, where interest payments require endless growth, potentially impoverishing nations as wealth flows to banks.