Zeitgeist: Addendum

Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008) is an American independent documentary you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Peter Joseph. Running 123 minutes, it picks up where the original left off — this time training its lens on the global financial architecture and asking why poverty and war persist in a world of unprecedented wealth.

The film opens with a forensic breakdown of the US Federal Reserve: how money gets created as debt, who profits from the arrangement, and how the same lending mechanics keep poorer nations locked in perpetual obligation. Former economic adviser John Perkins then gives a first-person account of how US corporations and intelligence services engineered economic dependency across the developing world. The final act shifts to Jacque Fresco and Roxanne Meadows of the Venus Project, who argue for scrapping the money system entirely in favour of a resource-based economy.

Released at the 5th Annual Artivist Film Festival, the film spread online with the filmmakers' blessing — Perkins, George Carlin and Jiddu Krishnamurti appear as voices underpinning the argument. It blends hard financial data with sweeping political claims, and the line between evidence and advocacy isn't always clear — which is precisely what makes it worth arguing about. Stream Zeitgeist: Addendum (2008) online on iFILM.