Vitalik: The Story of Ethereum Documentary to Premiere This Week

ChainCatcher reports that a new documentary about Vitalik Buterin and the close-knit community of Ethereum builders, titled "Vitalik: The Story of Ethereum," will premiere this Friday. The documentary chronicles Buterin's journey and the community's fight for an open internet.

In July 2021, "Vitalik: The Story of Ethereum" achieved the largest crowdfunding campaign in documentary history, raising 1036 ETH (currently worth approximately $2.6 million) to fund its production. The film premiered in 23 countries on Wednesday and is sponsored by Ethereum Layer 2 Base.

The trailer features interviews with Buterin, his parents, and other artists and technologists like Dmitry Buterin, Danny Ryan, Itzel Yard, and Tim O'Reilly. It traces Buterin's childhood and explains how he helped build and launch Ethereum through new interviews and archival footage.

The new film will be available for 30 days through the token-gated website ethereumfilm.xyz and is slated for release on major streaming platforms in 2025.

The film is directed by Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple and produced by Carrie Weprin and Jenna Kelly. It's a joint production of Lone Palm Productions, Big Beach, and TIME Studios, in association with Optimist and Strange Design.