Teague’s filmmaking debut, “Money & Life,” aims to explore the current global financial situation, our relationship with money and the opportunity to change the United States’ monetary system.
“It’s like the great last taboo,” said Teague, who makes her home in Meridian. “None of us are taught about it. … Nobody knows about one of the most important instruments in our society.”
Teague said she believes that our current monetary system is shrouded in mystery and rooted in debt, which creates scarcity, prompting people to constantly be in competition to make more money. Teague hopes to create a film that serves as an empowering wake-up call to end the vicious cycle.
“Documentaries often hit people over the head and they’re depressing, especially about current issues,” Teague said. “What I’m saying is, the system is broken, but there’s good news.”
She hopes to inspire people to take action, even if it’s only doing personal research. On a larger level, she hopes to motivate citizens to collaborate on creating an economy that serves America, instead of people serving the economy.
“It will generate fear and concern, hopefully followed up with inspiration to take action,” Teague said. “You’ll see that it’s doable and already under way, particularly in our country. We may not see it because it’s not the government or trickle-down. I hope the film… reaches a lot of people.”
Teague said she believes that change will be a grassroots movement of individuals taking back their roles as citizens instead of consumers.
“We’re all born beautiful and gifted in unique ways,” Teague said. “Our relationship with money and the monetary system is so contrary to that. We serve money instead of it serving us and our joy. So many gifts, such creativity of the human spirit, get wasted, lost, squashed. I don’t think it has to be that way.”
Teague’s post-graduate work is in developmental and depth psychology. She practiced counseling in Seattle for five years, working mainly with patients in the area of personal growth.
“I love therapy, but I was not fully paying attention to the artist in me,” Teague said. “… I feel like I’m still doing healing work in the domain of filmmaker.”
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