“There Are Thousands of Stories Like This”: ‘THR Presents’ Q&A With ‘Self Custody’ Director Garrett Patten, Star Adrian Grenier
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The short film helmer and his cast, including Michael Monks and Henry Cejudo, talk bitcoin and indie filmmaking at SXSW.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment On Saturday afternoon at SXSW , at the same time as a featured conference session about cryptocurrency and financial democratization was happening at the JW Marriott in Downtown Austin, across town, filmmaker and actor Garrett Patten was debuting an action thriller set against the backdrop of bitcoin. In Self Custody, Patten directs and also stars as a man who, in the middle of financial troubles, learns he has millions in bitcoin that he received from an old job, but it is trapped in a cryptocurrency wallet. Unable to access the wallet without a password, which he doesn’t remember, he turns to his former friend and boss ( Adrian Grenier ), who sets him up with a clandestine outfit that helps break into crypto wallets, all of which leads to disastrous consequences. Related Stories Movies 'The Last Critic' Review: Legendary Critic Robert Christgau Gets a Generous Homage in a Doc Revisiting Six Decades Chronicling the Best and Worst in Music TV Prime Video's Steamy Hockey Romance 'Off Campus' Releases Teaser, Sets May Premiere Date During a post-screening conversation with The Hollywood Reporter for THR Presents , Patten revealed that the short film is based on a variety of true stories, including one involving a personal friend who could not access his own bitcoin wallet and underwent severe emotional distress and even institutionalization. The filmmaker said, “The thought that someone could have that amount of money, tied to a little hard drive that, if you lose your pin code and your seed phrases, it’s just gone: That is so intriguing.” Acting alongside Grenier and Michael Monks is Olympic gold medalist and UFC champion Henry Cejudo, making his acting debut as a one of the heavies behind the crypto wallet scheme. When asked if prepping for...
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