Dead Man's Switch: A Crypto Mystery

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Dead Man's Switch: A Crypto Mystery
Directed bySheona McDonald
Written bySheona McDonald
Produced bySheona McDonald
Betsy Carson
CinematographySimon Schneider
Monica Guddat
Edited byNess Van Hassel
Production
company
Dimestore Productions
Distributed by CBC Television
Discovery+
Release date
  • April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29)(Hot Docs)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Dead Man's Switch: A Crypto Mystery is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Sheona McDonald and released in 2021. [1] The film is a portrait of the controversy around Gerald Cotten, the Canadian cryptocurrency entrepreneur whose disappearance and alleged death in December 2018 left many investors unable to access their money because Cotten was the only person who knew the password to the firm's cold wallet. [2]

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The film premiered in April 2021 at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, [3] before having its television premiere in September on CBC Television and CBC Gem. [4] In December, it premiered on Discovery+ in the United States. [1]

Awards

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 2022 Best Documentary ProgramSheona McDonald, Betsy CarsonNominated [5]
Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual SeriesSimon Schneider, Monica GuddatNominated
Best Editing in a Documentary Program or SeriesNess Van HasselNominated
Best Direction in a Documentary ProgramSheona McDonaldNominated
Best Writing in a Documentary ProgramNominated

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