Dirty Money
Netflix investigative docuseries exposing corporate greed, corruption, and crime.
Episode 6 'The Confidence Man' (directed by Fisher Stevens): Weaving together a tapestry of tales in real estate booms and busts, Stevens lays out how Donald Trump's business career transformed from epic failures into a consummate branding machine that propelled him into office. Series: Each episode features first-hand accounts from perpetrators and victims of corporate corruption, securities fraud, and creative accounting. (Source: Netflix / IMDb)
- Year
- 2018
- Hunter's role
- MōVi Operator (Trump episode)
- Director
- Fisher Stevens (Trump episode)
- Type
- TV Series/Episode
- Runtime
- ~60 minutes per episode (Hunter's episode: The Confidence Man)
- Countries
- USA (NY)
Collaborators
- Alex Gibney — Founder, Jigsaw Productions
- Trevor Davidovski — Producer, Insurgent Films.
- Zara Duffy — Producer, Insurgent Films.
- Fisher Stevens — Co-founder, Insurgent Media
Awards
PREMIERE: Netflix — January 26, 2018 (Global streaming premiere) NOMINATIONS: • Primetime Emmy — Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series (2018) RECOGNITION: • Hunter worked on 'The Confidence Man' episode (Episode 6, directed by Fisher Stevens) • Series created by Alex Gibney (Oscar winner)
Festivals
N/A
Real-world impact
The series exposed corporate greed and financial corruption across multiple industries, from Volkswagen's emissions scandal to HSBC's money laundering for drug cartels. Fisher Stevens' "The Confidence Man" episode wove together decades of Donald Trump's business dealings into a comprehensive profile that aired to Netflix's global audience just one year into his presidency. The series made a pointed case that without watchful oversight, unchecked capitalism leads to outcomes that harm ordinary people.