This episode of no small parts takes a look at fourtime emmy nominee michelle dockerys eclectic. Bernard madoff leaves manhattan federal court in 2009. Eleanor squillari went to work every day believing she was working for a great company, a great man. In god we trust follows squillari on her personal journey for justice, exposing previously unknown facts. In god we trust 20 eleanor squillari went to work every day believing she was working for a great company, a great man. She explains how she took control of the situation. Started in 1995 connecting films to festivals, reporting and promoting festivals worldwide a brand new website will soon be available. Bernie madoff doc in god we trust weaves its own unbelievable, unsatisfying tale perhaps the only thing bigger than the capacity for human greed is the capacity for. Madoff is a 2016 american television miniseries written by ben robbins, inspired by brian ross book the madoff chronicles, about the madoff investment scandal. Meet squillari in the days and months after the arrest, as her obsession with the case grows into her own unique search for clues. The documentary, which debuted at the tribeca film festival, follows eleanor squillari as she assists the fbi in tracking down bernie madoffs accomplices. Film eleanor squillari in in god we trust 20 jack huston, victor kubicek, and. For twentyfive years she sat 15 feet from bernard l.
The movie in god we trust shows how bernie madoffs secretary collapsed after it came to light that her boss had duped countless people for billions of dollars. It was just hours before the premiere of in god we trust at the tribeca film festival this week. I was invited to the swanky lunch held in the garden room for angela cummings today celebrating the launch of her. Al jazeera america takes an indepth look at the madoff. Bernie madoff ruined many lives before his arrest in 2008. She never imagined that he was perpetrating the largest financial crime in history.
The film follows bernard madoffs personal secretary. The film follows madoffs personal secretary of 25 years eleanor squillari and how she helped authorities after the ponzi scheme was exposed. One former employee described madoff as a higher being, like god. In god we trust directors derek anderson and victor kubicek on. In god we trust an engrossing, wellstructured look at the convoluted schemes by which bernie madoff made off with billions in investors money. Is there a good movie or documentary on bernie madoff. The documentary in god we trust follows the bernie madoff scandal through the eyes of his longtime personal secretary, eleanor squillari. A unique perspective on the madoff meltdown the filmmakers derek anderson and victor kubicek discuss in god we trust. Al jazeera america to air madoff doc in god we trust. The film, in god we trust, had its premiere at the tribeca film festival last friday and will screen again on thursday. Watch a clip from the new documentary in god we trust, playing at the tribeca film festival. The film chronicles the journey of eleanor squillari, a woman who went to work every day believing she was working for a great company and a great man. It took two very charismatic guysderek anderson and victor kubicek to convince eleanor to entrust the rights to her life story to them, so they could direct the documentary in god we trust, that premiered over the weekend at the tribeca film festival. By nate hendley last night, i saw the film in god we trust at the hot docs theatre in toronto.
The second half of the festivals slate, announced wednesday, includes the buzzworthy bernie madoff documentary in god we trust. The film unveils that madoff certainly did not act alone, or even locally. In god we trust is an in depth look at the madoff crime and an intimate portrait of a woman who defies the odds to do what she believes is right. The documentary tells the story of bernie madoff and the financial crisis through the eyes of madoffs longtime personal secretary, eleanor squillari. The madoff investment scandal was a fraud scheme perpetrated by bernie madoff, a former stockbroker, investment advisor, and financier. Thats the story eleanor squillari wrote in vanity fair, now told in a new riveting documentary, in god we trust, premiering at the tribeca film festival, directed by victor kubicek and derek anderson interview subjectsjournalists, madoff employees, and victims talk about what they knew of madoffs empire, especially as far as who knew what about the investing of funds for an.
Thats the story eleanor squillari wrote in vanity fair, now told in a new riveting documentary, in god we trust, premiering at the tribeca film festival, directed by victor kubicek and derek anderson. Madoffs secretary tells of her almost three decades with him in the documentary in god we trust, directed by victor kubicek and derek. Eleanor squillari discusses her experience as bernie madoffs assistant at the in god we trust debut at the tribeca film festival. Perhaps no one was so personally affected as his longtime personal secretary, eleanor squillari. Al jazeera america takes an indepth look at the madoff crime on the sixth anniversary of his arrest in twopart documentary in god we trust, sunday. He is the former nonexecutive chairman of the nasdaq stock market and the admitted operator of a. When bernie madoff was arrested in 2008, many lives were ruined by his crimes, but perhaps no one was so personally affected as eleanor squillari, madoffs.
The film documents the life of eleanor squillari, longtime secretary to bernard madoff, in the. Madoff chasing madoff in god we trust the wizard of lies exposed with. Originally released in 20, the film was brought back as part of the hot docs truecrime series. Eliot spitzer, a party for angela cummings and the story. The documentary in god we trust follows the bernie madoff scandal through the eyes of. In god we trust 20 film in god we trust is a 20 a documentary about eleanor squillari, bernard madoffs secretary for twentyfive years and her search for the truth about madoffs ponzi scheme. That claim gets more convincing with in god we trust, which lets madoffs personal secretary of 25 years, eleanor squillari, describe her yearslong efforts to help the fbi get to the bottom of. Madoffs gradual accumulation of trust and gravitas helps answer the enduring mystery of his scandal. In god we trust directors derek anderson and victor kubicek on bernie madoff and one womans incredible journey the fallout from the bernie madoff scandal is far from over. Tribeca film festival in god we trust tribeca film. In god we trust tribeca film festival trailer youtube. In god we trust delves deeply into current economic and market developments and reflects on how u. Documentaries that question the world and propose new ways of looking at it.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. There are at least 2 good documentaries about bernie madoff, one is called chasing madoff about the whole fraud from 2011 and the other in god we trust from 20 is focusing on madoffs secretary for 25 years and her search for the truth about the. Madoff investment securities blmis offered consistent. In god we trust, a 20 a documentary about eleanor squillari, bernard madoffs secretary for 25 years in god we trust arrested development, an episode of arrested development in god we trust the west wing, an episode of the west wing. The documentary tells the story of bernie madoff and the. Squillari, who worked for the money manager for nearly 25 years, made plenty of appearances in the press in the months following her bosss arrest. How important was it to discuss mark madoffs suicide in the documentary.
In god we trust finds another human dimension to the madoff scandal as it details the betrayal of eleanor squillari, a woman now aged around 60 from staten island. In god we trust is not only an in depth look at the madoff crime, but also a intimate portrait of a truly remarkable woman who defies the odds to do what she believes is right in the face of. Its a great documentary about jailed financial fraudster bernie madoff. Bernie madoffs secretary keeps apologizing in in god we. Filmmakers derek anderson and victor kubicek spent three years following the story of eleanor squillari, who was bernie madoffs personal secretary for over 25.
The official trailer for in god we trust, premiering at the 20 tribeca film festival. The documentary tells the story of bernie madoff and the financial crisis through the eyes of madoffs longtime personal secretary, eleanor. A powerful story of betrayal and redemption, in god we trust takes an indepth look at the madoff crime on the sixth anniversary of the arrest of bernard l. No movie could capture the crazy details of bernie madoff. In god we trust is a 20 a documentary about eleanor squillari, bernard madoffs secretary for twentyfive years and her search for the truth about madoffs. Documentaries that are carefully researched amd that rigorously explore the subject matter, that are audacious, open to the diversity of the world and that have their place on the international scene. Madoff through his secretarys eyes video speakeasy wsj. Following madoffs money in in god we trust, interview subjects talk about what they knew of bernie madoffs empire, especially as far as who knew what about the investing of funds for an elite clientele, and the goings on at the mysterious 17th floor where no one dared tread. The new bernie madoff documentary in god we trust premieres this friday at the tribeca film festival in manhattan. Additionally, the constant associations of madoffs name with all sorts of philanthropic works, and other subtle cues, may also have encouraged people to trust when they shouldnt have. This is in god we trust by marty feldman on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the. With victor kubicek, andrew madoff, bernie madoff, ruth madoff. Pertinent and impertinent documentaries on topical questions and timeless subjects.