OPTIMISTIC 

Bank Job is the brainchild of filmmaker Dan Edelstyn and artist Hilary Powell.

 
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DAN EDELSTYN and hilary powell

‘Bank Job’ is Optimistic’s second feature film. Their first - ‘How to Re-Establish A Vodka Empire’ also expanded beyond the screen into social action and enterprise as they set up their own vodka brand ‘Zorokovich 1917’ in a bid to enliven the economy of the post perestroika village of Dan’s ancestors. The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, had a theatrical release and 4 star reviews in Times, Irish Times and Empire.  Dan Edelstyn is an experienced film director and producer with multiple commissions for C4. He is also a musician releasing as The Orchestra of Cardboard.  Hilary Powell’s work ranges from audio visual epics supported by Acme, Henry Moore Foundation and ROH to printworks collected by V&A and MoMA NY.

CORE TEAM

CHRISTOPHER HIRD - PRODUCER

alice powell - EDITor

LISA MARIE RUSSO (DOC SOCIETY) - EXEC PRODUCER

THE PROJECT HAS BENEFITED FROM THE WORK OF: FANNY MALINEN - IMPACT, Nicky Petto - associate Producer, RACHEL BRASSIER - COMMS. naomi soneye-thomas,- assistant producer. Linden nieto, clement ducrureut, Lauren, PABLO AND OLIVIA HIRD -assistant producers/CAMERA, GEORGE SABAPATHY- OFFLINE EDITOR AND A MASSIVE RANGE OF PROFESSIONALS WORKING ON THE FILM DRAMA CONTENT AND EXPLOSION SHOOT.

MONEY/coins/gold TEAM

Phil Seddon/subtractor - Designer

ALISON KAY, FARAH ISHAQ, LUCY GREGORY, SUZANNE LEMON, SUE BROWN, KATHY PATTERSON,Meltem Tigli, melissa tigli, CATHERINE ARMSTRONG, ALISTAIR GENTRY, SANAH MIR, FAAIZA ALI,SULAIMAAN SAJAD, SOPHIE BOLT, MIRANDA MOORE, isabel blackwell, george sabapathy.

THANKS TO

PAPER MAKER HELEN PORTER OF PORTERSPAPER

PRINTMAKER STEPHANIE TURNBULL

MATT MAKENZIE OF PAEKAKARIKI PRESS

Spike Gascoigne/walden press - Consultant Printmaker 

ROB FAWCETT / BLACKHORSE WORKSHOPS - COIN STRIKING

GILES CORBY / LONDON SCULPTURE WORKSHOP - COIN CASTING

PETER O’DONNELL / PHOTOGRAPHER - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES

THANKS TO ONGOING, WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS - SUE BROWN, ALISON KAY, DOUG SALTMARSH, ANTHONY LANE.

THE OPENING OF THE BANK IN MARCH 2018 WAS FUNDED BY a WALTHAM FOREST COUNCIL arts developement grant, THE LIPMAN- MILIBAND TRUST, THE RAYMOND WILLIAMS FOUNDATION, UCL URBAN LABORATORY, ADVENTURES/disasters IN CRYPTOCURRENCY.

INDYCUBE HAVE BEEN OUR SUPPORTERS ENABLING US TO BE IN THE BANK. THANKS TO THEM AND THE CURRENT OWNERS.

WE RAISED FUNDS FOR EXPLODING THE DEBT AND CONTINUING PRODUCTION THROUGH THROUGH BOND SALES.

THANK YOU TO NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, UNLTD DO IT AWARD AND WALTHAM FOREST COMMUNITY WARD FUNDING, Waltham forest borough of culture ‘make it work’ venue grant, ARTNIGHT, ARTSADMIN AND ARTS COUNCIL AND ARTQUEST WORKWEEK PRIZE. gaining the support of the bfi doc society fund has been invaluable in being able to complete ‘Bank Job’ the film.

AS WE WORK ON WAYS TO MAKE SURE ‘BANK JOB’ THE FEATURE documentary FILM REACHS OUT INTO THE WORLD WE CONTINUE TO SELL BONDS AND ARTWORK TO FUND THIS PROCESS. thank you to lipman-miliband who after supporting the events at the opening of the bank have returned to help the project have further impact. After many many rejections this is much appreciated.