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### Who are you? ### Who are you?
   
Hey all, my name is George Nicholas, an “award-winning” filmmaker and Monero enthusiast. Hey all, my name is George Nicholas, an “award-winning” filmmaker and Monero enthusiast.
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You can see my IMDb profile here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11077440/. I was involved with making "Monero Means Money". You can see my IMDb profile here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11077440/. I was involved with making "Monero Means Money".
   
### What’s up? ### What’s up?
   
I’ve written and directed an independent, 38-minute live-action film titled MARK OF DISTINCTION. The film is in Spanish and English and was shot in Tijuana, Mexico in July of ‘22 on 16mm Kodak film. It features Monero, but is not focused on it -- it is inspired by real events and tells the story of a 16-year-old boy who gets recruited by the Mexican cartel to smuggle liquid meth across the border. The boy dies tragically at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, who ask him to drink the liquid to prove that it’s not drugs. I’ve written and directed an independent, 38-minute live-action film titled MARK OF DISTINCTION. The film is in Spanish and English and was shot in Tijuana, Mexico in July of ‘22 on 16mm Kodak film. It features Monero, but is not focused on it -- it is inspired by real events and tells the story of a 16-year-old boy who gets recruited by the Mexican cartel to smuggle liquid meth across the border. The boy dies tragically at the hands of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, who ask him to drink the liquid to prove that it’s not drugs.
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You can see a report and footage of the incident here: You can see a report and footage of the incident here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KsKtVnrRaM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KsKtVnrRaM
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Government overreach and disregard for the rights of the individual is the reason I came to Monero and it is the reason I was driven to tell this story. Government overreach and disregard for the rights of the individual is the reason I came to Monero and it is the reason I was driven to tell this story.
   
### How is this related to Monero? ### How is this related to Monero?
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Here's a shot that didn't make the final cut: Here's a shot that didn't make the final cut:
<img src="https://repo.getmonero.org/markofdistinction_/ccs-proposals/-/raw/master/Scene_16.gif"> <img src="https://repo.getmonero.org/markofdistinction_/ccs-proposals/-/raw/master/Scene_16.gif">
 
### OK, so what happens next? ### OK, so what happens next?
   
So, Manuel is carrying the coin around in his pocket like an idiot, not realizing what he has. His friend, RODOLFO, sees him trying to shove it down a slot machine, but thankfully the coin is too big to fit. Rodolfo explains to him what he has and Manuel’s eyes light up. Outside the bar, the two get beat up because of an earlier incident and the hooligans make off with Manuel’s scooter and his coin. Manuel gets his revenge and recovers the scooter, but not the coin. Rodolfo later finds the coin and tries to give it back to Manuel, but it is too late… So, Manuel is carrying the coin around in his pocket like an idiot, not realizing what he has. His friend, RODOLFO, sees him trying to shove it down a slot machine, but thankfully the coin is too big to fit. Rodolfo explains to him what he has and Manuel’s eyes light up. Outside the bar, the two get beat up because of an earlier incident and the hooligans make off with Manuel’s scooter and his coin. Manuel gets his revenge and recovers the scooter, but not the coin. Rodolfo later finds the coin and tries to give it back to Manuel, but it is too late…
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We are looking to raise 158 XMR (the equivalent of $25K at Kraken’s current 10-day Simple Moving Average) We are looking to raise 158 XMR (the equivalent of $25K at Kraken’s current 10-day Simple Moving Average)
   
### What do we get in return? ### What do we get in return?
 
1. Exposure 1. Exposure
The film has the chance of reaching hundreds of thousands and even millions of people. Not every viewer will become a Monero user, but they will all be exposed to Monero. The community will also receive an acknowledgement in the credits, to the effect of "this movie was kindly supported by the Monero community" with the Monero logo and getmonero.org underneath. The film has the chance of reaching hundreds of thousands and even millions of people. Not every viewer will become a Monero user, but they will all be exposed to Monero. The community will also receive an acknowledgement in the credits, to the effect of "this movie was kindly supported by the Monero community" with the Monero logo and getmonero.org underneath.
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Monero already gets exposure in the media and some TV shows, but almost always as a Ransomcoin. This is a story that shows Monero being used in the way most of us use it -- as a savings vehicle that we can pass down to our loved ones. Monero already gets exposure in the media and some TV shows, but almost always as a Ransomcoin. This is a story that shows Monero being used in the way most of us use it -- as a savings vehicle that we can pass down to our loved ones.
2. Physical presence 2. Physical presence