Arts, Culture, and Entertainment

  • 4/10 Film Screening: This Is Not Financial Advice

    Intrigued by meme stocks and cryptocurrency? Join us on 4/10 @ 5:30pm for a film screening of ‘This is Not Financial Advice’ followed by a discussion with the film’s director Chris Temple and Chrstine Kieffer, senior director of the FINRA Foundation.

    When: Wednesday, 4/10, 5:30pm - 7:30pm 
    Where: Homer Babbidge Library, Class of '47 -or- virtually at s.uconn.edu/TINFA

    About the film:
    This is Not Financial Advice exposes the startling risks and rewards of today’s market through expert commentary and the anxiety-inducing stories of real people trying to make millions.

    Guest speakers:

    Chris Temple is a film director and the founder of Optimist, a non-profit studio in Los Angeles. He’s best known for directing the feature documentaries Living On One Dollar, Salam Neighbor, and Five Years North. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Variety, and The Atlantic, and has helped raise over $91 million dollars for poverty alleviation and refugee support efforts. He’s been honored with the 2016 Muslim Public Affairs Council Annual Media Award; recognized alongside Bill Gates and Angelina Jolie as one of the top 100 visionary leaders of 2015 by YPO’s Real Leaders Magazine; and accepted by the U.S. State Department into the American Film Showcase. Chris is currently making an untitled feature film about Ethereum and its founder Vitalik Buterin. You can find his full filmography on IMDB. He loves the outdoors and is a founding individual member of 1% for the Planet.

    Christine Keiffer is senior director of the FINRA Foundation with 20+ years of investor education experience. She develops tools and programs for law enforcement, advocates, and consumers to advance investor protection and fraud prevention initiatives. Ms. Kieffer also directs the FINRA Foundation’s research into the prevalence, mechanics, and consequences of financial fraud. She holds a Bachelor of science from Vanderbilt University with double majors in economics and mathematics.

    For more information, contact: Edward Lim at edward.lim@uconn.edu