Columbus Screening of Award-Winning Documentary "Money and Life" by Katie Teague Takes Place July 22

COLUMBUS, Ohio - July 14, 2014 - PRLog -- MONEY & LIFE (http://moneyandlifemovie.com/) asks a provocative question: can we see today’s economic and political crises not as disasters, but as a tremendous opportunity? An optimistic film steeped in appreciation for human ingenuity, MONEY & LIFE does not dictate answers. The essay-style documentary interviews major thought leaders and invites  us to meet the challenge of our time: to participate in the great transition to a sustainable, equitable and restorative economy that meets the needs and realities of the 21st century.

“Money & Life is a lucid exploration about how one of humanities most brilliant inventions has turned into its darkest shadow, how money and debt haunt our highest aspirations, and undermine our greatest needs. Katie Teague's documentary is populated by some of the most thoughtful monetary pioneers who explain money's curse and promise, and point to new economic models that create social justice, economic security, and environmental health," says Paul Hawken.

How can we move beyond being merely consumers, debtors and creditors, and put money in service to what we really care about as citizens, as human beings? This cinematic odyssey connects the dots on our current economic pains and offers a new story of money based on an emerging paradigm of planetary well-being that understands all of life as profoundly interconnected.

A panel discussion follows the 58-minute version of the award-winning film, moderated by Chuck Lynd, Director of Simply Living and Chair of the SOLE Coalition. Panel members Michael Greenman, Mac Crawford, and Randall Loop will address local initiatives that support the transition to an emerging new economy.

Simply Living is an independent, nonprofit organization that educates the public about living locally and sustainably. A generous grant from the Puffin Foundation West supports their Documentary Films and Local Solutions series.