Ep. 22 - Ticket To Space: sending a MoonDAO member to space & the first ever DAO documentary

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OWt_zWWoFz8

In this episode, Brileigh and Matthew host a round table discussion about the upcoming Ticket To Space documentary being launched via StudioDAO which tells the story of Yan Kejun, a MoonDAO member from Beijing, who will be sent to space on an upcoming Blue Origin flight. Guests include director Fernando Urdapilleta, producer Susie Conley, MoonDAO co-founder Pablo Moncada-Larrotiz, and StudioDAO co-founders Kenny Miller and Rachel Leventhal.

This wide-ranging conversation touches on the complex themes explored in Ticket To Space: decentralized organizations and coordination, blockchain technology and the state, U.S.-China tensions, and private vs. public space exploration. Ticket To Space will be the first feature length film about a DAO and is being produced in collaboration with StudioDAO, a decentralized movie studio. This DAO meta-narrative is another layer of the story that will unfold over the next few months as production continues. Stay tuned for future episodes in this mini-series.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:55 Welcome

00:01:21 Pablo’s background

00:02:24 MoonDAO’s mission

00:04:22 Susie's background

00:05:38 Fernando's background

00:08:57 Kenny and StudioDAO’s background

00:10:34 Rachel’s background

00:11:33 How the Ticket To Space documentary got started

00:15:07 How StudioDAO got involved

00:16:17 Overview of T2S plot and how the film fits in with MoonDAO’s mission 

00:19:13 Billionaire space race, the explosion of DAOs, and the objectives of the film

00:22:38 Yan leaving Beijing for the first time and suddenly being alone in space

00:25:17 China-U.S. tensions, China’s past crypto bans, and Yan’s U.S. visa

00:28:36 What Fernando and Susie find most exciting and challenging about working on this film

00:32:44 Matthew on why T2S is a great story for a film about a DAO

00:34:05 Susie and Fernando share what it’s like working with a DAO

00:38:18 Rachel and Kenny on the meta-narrative of a film about MoonDAO, funded by a StudioDAO, using Juicebox which is built by JuiceboxDAO

00:42:02 Kenny and Fernando on this unique moment in time of “normal” people going to space before it becomes mainstream

00:47:31 Pablo on why T2S is an opportunity showcase the good and bad in DAOs

00:49:52 Pablo and Susie on Pablo’s role representing MoonDAO and the film’s focus on a human story rather than technology

00:55:26 Fernando and Susie on the importance of struggle being depicted in the film and what it inspires for others

00:59:58 Kenny on how to support Ticket To Space on Juicebox

01:00:53 Pablo on the value of community ownership of Ticket To Space

01:02:37 Wrap-up and Ticket To Space Contest

Topics discussed:

Cryptocurrencies

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs)

MoonDAO

Space research and exploration

Crowdfunding and crypto fundraising on Juicebox

StudioDAO, a decentralized movie studio

Decentralized film financing

Blue Origin and private space exploration

Ticket To Space documentary

Credits:

Hosts and producers: matthewbrooks.eth and brileigh.eth

Engineering: matthewbrooks.eth

Music: Romariogrande