We Are Optimistic - Film, Art & Rebellion

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Art & story are the magic technology of change. From an artist bank printing our own cash to blow up debt, to building a solar-powered street - this is where art and power collide.

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About Dan & Hilary

Art is Magic & Story is the technology of change. From a street printing its own money to a multi-billion pound green stimulus and Netflix docs, we build the future ourselves. Join us from radical and active hope in the dark

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