Cinemas & Events

Starting at a very young age, Martin Armstrong displayed an entrepreneurial spirit and an analytical ability that were far more developed than others. As a child he was already collecting coins and before long he would be trading in gold. As an adult, he started the company Princeton Economics International. Based on a self-designed model, in which the mysterious number Pi plays an integral role, he was able to calculate developments in the world economy. His predictions about stock crises or currency problems were eerily accurate, and he built up a clientele that consisted of powerful players in the global economy. All this made him a lot of money, but also more and more enemies in high places. In 1999, the FBI was on his doorstep, and he ended up in prison on charges of fraud and conspiracy without ever being tried in court. In 2012, he suddenly reappeared in public life, and he shares his pessimistic views on the disastrous developments in the world. In the film he tells his remarkable story, supported by archive footage and interviews with his mother, former employees and customers. It’s a story that reads a lot like a film script.   Martin Armstrong will be present at each film screening in Amsterdam.

Controversial economist Martin Armstrong is the focus of Marcus Vetter’s German documentary, world-premiering in competition at the Dutch festival

Miscarriage-of-justice documentaries are a dime a dozen these days, but few can boast the global sweep or geopolitical context of Marcus Vetter’s English-language German production The Forecaster. An unambiguously partisan profile of controversial economics whiz Martin Armstrong — who spent a decade in jail on technicalities relating to fraud charges — it plays like a slickly elaborate sketch for a future Hollywood retelling in the Wolf of Wall Street mold.
World-premiering in the main competition at IDFA, the blandly titled but discussion-provoking and decidedly topical glimpse into the arcane mysteries of high finance should pick up its share of festival play and TV exposure. The latter format will of course cramp one of the picture’s strong suits, namely Georg Zengerling’s wide-screen cinematography, which consistently adds color and excitement to what could easily have been a dry affair.

Hopping locations from Bangkok, where we first meet Armstrong in amusing consultation with a fortune-teller, to New York, Australia and beyond, Vetter and co-director Karin Steinberger craft an accessible and palatable package, which is careful to remain on the right side of comprehensibility. Indeed, a recurring refrain is that Armstrong’s computer-generated models for predicting economic cycles  — involving the mathematical principles of pi  — are so complex and advanced that only Armstrong himself is capable of grasping their byzantine intricacies. Read the full review @ HollywoodReporter.com

Festivals

Martin Armstrong European Release Tour

Every screening will have a Q&A with Martin Armstrong.
(* Q&A with director Marcus Vetter and team only)
More european cities for the Martin Armstrong European Tour coming soon…

Friday, 18th September Official Premiere
Village Picture Show – Southern Vermont Art Center

One week before the TEDx event The Village Picture Shows will show THE FORECASTER. The film will play open-ended prior to the TEDx live presentation on October 3.

Thursday, 24th September
B&B Theatres in Whylie (Dallas)

The Forecaster movie will be shown at B&B Theatres.
Woodbridge Parkway – Wylie, TX 750
www.bbtheatres.com

Friday October 4 – Q&A with Martin Armstrong
Village Picture Show – Southern Vermont Art Center

Martin Armstrong will be present for a Q&A after the movie screening.
Southern Vermont Art Show, 930 SVAC Drive, West Road, Vermont 05255
www.villagepictureshows.com

TEDxBattenkill – Saturday, October 3rd
8:30am to 5:30pm (EDT) – Southern Vermont Arts Center

Martin Armstrong is invited as speaker on TEDx Battenkill 2015 – Vigilantes of Extinction, an independently organized TED event featuring thought-provoking live talks by thought leaders, intellectuals and innovators, is Saturday, October 3rd from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Southern Vermont Arts Center (SVAC) in Manchester, VT. Following the live talks, guests are invited to a networking reception. Venue: 930 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr.Manchester, VT 05254

The event will be available as live broadcast at www.tedxbattenkill.com