MYA is a group of early-career researchers who have come together with the aim of providing an independent – and if necessary, critical – platform within Maastricht University. At Lumière, we enjoy collaborating with MYA to explore and discuss various (current) topics through film. With the purchase of a ticket, you will receive a drink token.

Panelists:

• Anne Kervers, PhD researcher (focus on money creation and climate change), University of Amsterdam (UvA); former employee Triodos Bank; Extinction Rebellion (since 2019)
• Prof. Dr. Mark Sanders, Full Professor of International Economics (focus on innovation, entrepreneurship, resilience, and transition to sustainability), School of Business and Economics (SBE), UM
• Dr. Janosch Prinz, Assistant Professor in Social and Political Philosophy (focus on the oligarchic threats to democracy), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS), UM; vice-chair of the MYA
• Dr. Christoph Rausch, Associate Professor of Economic Humanities (focus on global relations between art and finance), University College Maastricht (UCM), Maastricht University (UM)

Some telephone conversations had to be reenacted because those involved later decided that they preferred to remain anonymous or didn’t want to cooperate after all. For reasons of privacy or secrecy, other financial service providers simulate meetings or a conversation with a customer about a mortgage. The director's attempts to make contact with those in the financial sector are incorporated into the film.

However, several significant insiders, such as the chief economist of the European Central Bank, do speak to Losmann, although they struggle to answer questions such as ‘Where does profit come from?’ and ‘How is money created?’ Losmann summarizes the essence in highly simplified diagrams. We see for example that growth depends on loans, but loans are only granted if growth is expected. The obvious question is whether this system is sustainable. (source: www.idfa.nl)