Bootstraps, a docuseries
@bootstrapstv.com
💸 What would you do if you received $1,000 a month, no strings attached?
🎥 A docuseries by Emmy-winning director, Deia Schlosberg
💛 Coming 2027
https://linktr.ee/bootstrapstv
🎥 A docuseries by Emmy-winning director, Deia Schlosberg
💛 Coming 2027
https://linktr.ee/bootstrapstv
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Basic Income Mini-Film Festival | Partiful
Love watching documentaries? This event is for you! 💛 To kick off the BIG Conference, we’re inviting the public to a special basic income mini-film festival in Portland, OR.
We’ll start with previews...
partiful.com
Love watching documentary films and series?
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Reposted by Bootstraps, a docuseries
Love watching documentary films and series?
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Basic Income Mini-Film Festival | Partiful
Love watching documentaries? This event is for you! 💛 To kick off the BIG Conference, we’re inviting the public to a special basic income mini-film festival in Portland, OR.
We’ll start with previews...
partiful.com
September 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Love watching documentary films and series?
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Reposted by Bootstraps, a docuseries
Meet us in Portland.
Love watching documentary films and series?
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Basic Income Mini-Film Festival | Partiful
Love watching documentaries? This event is for you! 💛 To kick off the BIG Conference, we’re inviting the public to a special basic income mini-film festival in Portland, OR.
We’ll start with previews...
partiful.com
September 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Meet us in Portland.
Love watching documentary films and series?
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Basic Income Mini-Film Festival | Partiful
Love watching documentaries? This event is for you! 💛 To kick off the BIG Conference, we’re inviting the public to a special basic income mini-film festival in Portland, OR.
We’ll start with previews...
partiful.com
September 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Love watching documentary films and series?
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Join us on Sept 16 in Portland, Oregon for a special basic income mini-film fest (open to the public!)
💛 RSVP: partiful.com/e/hHWajBKxtV...
📍 PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theater
🎤 Hosted by @itsafoundation.bsky.social & @income-movement.bsky.social
Thank you, Toronto, for welcoming us and for watching the sneak peek of the Bootstraps docuseries! 🇨🇦💛
If you’re interested in our next stop or in hosting your own screening in your city, visit linktr.ee/bootstrapstv 💛
#documentaries #basicincome #independentfilmmaking
If you’re interested in our next stop or in hosting your own screening in your city, visit linktr.ee/bootstrapstv 💛
#documentaries #basicincome #independentfilmmaking
August 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Thank you, Toronto, for welcoming us and for watching the sneak peek of the Bootstraps docuseries! 🇨🇦💛
If you’re interested in our next stop or in hosting your own screening in your city, visit linktr.ee/bootstrapstv 💛
#documentaries #basicincome #independentfilmmaking
If you’re interested in our next stop or in hosting your own screening in your city, visit linktr.ee/bootstrapstv 💛
#documentaries #basicincome #independentfilmmaking
We rarely see the magic in our own day-to-day lives, so what feels ordinary to you may actually be extraordinary to outside observers.
While we are endlessly amazed by the Bootstrappers, we know we’ll be just as amazed by you.
So… what would you do with a basic income?
While we are endlessly amazed by the Bootstrappers, we know we’ll be just as amazed by you.
So… what would you do with a basic income?
August 27, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We rarely see the magic in our own day-to-day lives, so what feels ordinary to you may actually be extraordinary to outside observers.
While we are endlessly amazed by the Bootstrappers, we know we’ll be just as amazed by you.
So… what would you do with a basic income?
While we are endlessly amazed by the Bootstrappers, we know we’ll be just as amazed by you.
So… what would you do with a basic income?
We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.
— Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
— Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
August 26, 2026 at 9:09 PM
We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.
— Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
— Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
Have you convinced yourself that your life story is “too boring” to tell?
(Key word: convinced)
To be convinced means to accept that something is true. But is it actually true?
(Key word: convinced)
To be convinced means to accept that something is true. But is it actually true?
August 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Have you convinced yourself that your life story is “too boring” to tell?
(Key word: convinced)
To be convinced means to accept that something is true. But is it actually true?
(Key word: convinced)
To be convinced means to accept that something is true. But is it actually true?
Toronto! 🇨🇦 Come hangout with us this Saturday, August 22 for a sneak peek of Bootstraps, a docuseries by Emmy-winning director Deia Schlosberg that follows the lives of 11 diverse households during a multi-year basic income experiment.
💛 Save your seat (free RSVP): ubiworks.ca/bootstraps
💛 Save your seat (free RSVP): ubiworks.ca/bootstraps
August 20, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Toronto! 🇨🇦 Come hangout with us this Saturday, August 22 for a sneak peek of Bootstraps, a docuseries by Emmy-winning director Deia Schlosberg that follows the lives of 11 diverse households during a multi-year basic income experiment.
💛 Save your seat (free RSVP): ubiworks.ca/bootstraps
💛 Save your seat (free RSVP): ubiworks.ca/bootstraps
What are your favorite documentary/docuseries poster designs?
August 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
What are your favorite documentary/docuseries poster designs?
It sucks when people feel inspired but POWERLESS when the end credits of a moving documentary roll.
You're left wondering, "What do I do now?"
Have you experienced this? Or have you experienced the alternative, where a project gives you a way to take action?
You're left wondering, "What do I do now?"
Have you experienced this? Or have you experienced the alternative, where a project gives you a way to take action?
August 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
It sucks when people feel inspired but POWERLESS when the end credits of a moving documentary roll.
You're left wondering, "What do I do now?"
Have you experienced this? Or have you experienced the alternative, where a project gives you a way to take action?
You're left wondering, "What do I do now?"
Have you experienced this? Or have you experienced the alternative, where a project gives you a way to take action?
The share of U.S. adults who believe “most people can be trusted” fell from 46% in 1972 to 34% in 2018 according to the General Social Survey.
How do we rebuild trust in each other?
How do we rebuild trust in each other?
August 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The share of U.S. adults who believe “most people can be trusted” fell from 46% in 1972 to 34% in 2018 according to the General Social Survey.
How do we rebuild trust in each other?
How do we rebuild trust in each other?
Don’t forget to imagine the best case scenario, too.
August 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Don’t forget to imagine the best case scenario, too.
Data and economic charts can only take us so far.
Bootstraps is meant to go beyond the quantitative metrics and explore how our lives, relationships, and communities would actually change if there was a financial safety net.
Bootstraps is meant to go beyond the quantitative metrics and explore how our lives, relationships, and communities would actually change if there was a financial safety net.
August 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Data and economic charts can only take us so far.
Bootstraps is meant to go beyond the quantitative metrics and explore how our lives, relationships, and communities would actually change if there was a financial safety net.
Bootstraps is meant to go beyond the quantitative metrics and explore how our lives, relationships, and communities would actually change if there was a financial safety net.
We, as humans, have always loved stories. Stories connect us, motivate us. They make the bitter pills of reality easier to swallow.
August 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
We, as humans, have always loved stories. Stories connect us, motivate us. They make the bitter pills of reality easier to swallow.
Imagine if UBI wasn’t a dream but a reality.
What happens in the lives of everyday Americans when they receive $1000 per month, no strings attached?
What happens in the lives of everyday Americans when they receive $1000 per month, no strings attached?
July 31, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Imagine if UBI wasn’t a dream but a reality.
What happens in the lives of everyday Americans when they receive $1000 per month, no strings attached?
What happens in the lives of everyday Americans when they receive $1000 per month, no strings attached?
Explain what you would do with universal basic income (UBI) in four words.
July 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Explain what you would do with universal basic income (UBI) in four words.
Does universal basic income excite you or concern you?
July 27, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Does universal basic income excite you or concern you?
Why do you think many people (maybe including yourself) feel shame or embarrassment when talking about money?
July 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Why do you think many people (maybe including yourself) feel shame or embarrassment when talking about money?
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July 22, 2026 at 3:56 PM
We're headed to TORONTO! 💛
Join us on Saturday, August 22 for a sneak peek of Bootstraps, a docuseries by Emmy-winning filmmaker Deia Schlosberg that followed eleven households through a multi-year basic income experiment 🎥
RSVP: www.ubiworks.ca/bootstraps
Join us on Saturday, August 22 for a sneak peek of Bootstraps, a docuseries by Emmy-winning filmmaker Deia Schlosberg that followed eleven households through a multi-year basic income experiment 🎥
RSVP: www.ubiworks.ca/bootstraps
Bootstraps Documentary Screening | Aug 22, 2026 | Hot Docs Toronto
Join us at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema for a night at the movies and a proper celebration. Bootstraps is a documentary series by Emmy-winning filmmaker Deia Schlosberg that followed eleven househol...
www.ubiworks.ca
July 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
We're headed to TORONTO! 💛
Join us on Saturday, August 22 for a sneak peek of Bootstraps, a docuseries by Emmy-winning filmmaker Deia Schlosberg that followed eleven households through a multi-year basic income experiment 🎥
RSVP: www.ubiworks.ca/bootstraps
Join us on Saturday, August 22 for a sneak peek of Bootstraps, a docuseries by Emmy-winning filmmaker Deia Schlosberg that followed eleven households through a multi-year basic income experiment 🎥
RSVP: www.ubiworks.ca/bootstraps
Reposted by Bootstraps, a docuseries
Ten years in the making, Bootstraps is a documentary series by Emmy-winning filmmaker Deia Schlosberg that followed eleven households through a multi-year basic income experiment. If you'll be in town for BIEN Congress, register here for your free ticket; zurl.co/F6aZ1
July 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Ten years in the making, Bootstraps is a documentary series by Emmy-winning filmmaker Deia Schlosberg that followed eleven households through a multi-year basic income experiment. If you'll be in town for BIEN Congress, register here for your free ticket; zurl.co/F6aZ1
Let’s go beyond the data and economic charts and instead explore how our lives, relationships, and communities would actually change if there was a financial safety net like universal basic income.
July 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Let’s go beyond the data and economic charts and instead explore how our lives, relationships, and communities would actually change if there was a financial safety net like universal basic income.
You just finished watching an amazing documentary. As the credits roll and your eyes recover from the tears, you think to yourself, “I need to do something about this!”
You’re ready to take action… but how?
Read our latest post: www.bootstrapstv.com/p/when-the-c...
You’re ready to take action… but how?
Read our latest post: www.bootstrapstv.com/p/when-the-c...
When the Credits Roll, What Comes Next?
Why we are taking our UBI documentary on the road to build a community-driven safety net from the ground up.
www.bootstrapstv.com
July 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
You just finished watching an amazing documentary. As the credits roll and your eyes recover from the tears, you think to yourself, “I need to do something about this!”
You’re ready to take action… but how?
Read our latest post: www.bootstrapstv.com/p/when-the-c...
You’re ready to take action… but how?
Read our latest post: www.bootstrapstv.com/p/when-the-c...
During our 100+ nationwide screenings/events (2026-2027), we are gathering our community AND connect you with partner projects that are working towards building that safety net.
To bring this to life, we are raising the funds to get the show on the road: givebutter.com/9sEnIs
To bring this to life, we are raising the funds to get the show on the road: givebutter.com/9sEnIs
Bootstraps UBI Docuseries Impact Campaign
Help us fund 100+ Bootstraps screening events around the country
givebutter.com
July 7, 2026 at 3:38 PM
During our 100+ nationwide screenings/events (2026-2027), we are gathering our community AND connect you with partner projects that are working towards building that safety net.
To bring this to life, we are raising the funds to get the show on the road: givebutter.com/9sEnIs
To bring this to life, we are raising the funds to get the show on the road: givebutter.com/9sEnIs
We have a lot planned and a lot to look forward to. Thank you for being along for the ride.
June 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
We have a lot planned and a lot to look forward to. Thank you for being along for the ride.