PROJECT BRIEF

Value of Kelly is a documentary series about Kelly who finds herself in a financial crisis. It is a fictional story that describes an uncertain economy, due to the displacement of people who don’t have (the ability to own) crypto currency. In the documentary, 2 filmmakers follow Kelly. In the first documentary it is made clear that the banking system as we know it has collapsed and crypto has become the new normal1. People who used to be rich with the current banking system are bankrupt and people who once invested in, for example, a Bitcoin are now rich2.

The key problem that the Value of Kelly wants to raise is about how everything is digitized these days and sometimes the consequences are not thought about3. A large group of society could find themselves in a difficult position if they don’t have means to participate in crypto currency. In the documentaries we emphasize that Kelly is being displaced for not taking part in Crypto. All necessities are lost, such as a house, food - due to the lack of owning crypto (the new and only valuta in our speculative design). Whilst you would say that every person is entitled to these basic human rights. We speculate on a shift in perspective where the comfortable livelihoods of people are undermined by their share of crypto currency. If you look at now and how we should have a digiD, QR code for corona etc. it is bizarre for us to think that if you don't have 1 of these things, you are no longer able to participate fully as an ideal citizen in our (social) economy.