Allen bankrolled 20 shorts called “We the Economy.”  Adam McKay, who made Anchorman, parodied My Little Pony to explain income inequality.  That Film about Money, made by James Schamus, one of the founders of Good Machine, explains how bank’s leverage money.  Maarshall Curry has made an animated film about Debt and Deficits and has fun breaking down the differences betwen John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek.

Hollywood Reporter writes:  The films will be released on more than 50 digital, cable, TV and mobile platforms, including Android and iPhone custom apps, CNBC, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Hulu, iTunes, Netflix, Yahoo Screen, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Amazon Instant Video, AOL’s On Network, CBS News, Conde Nast Entertainment’s The Scene, Crackle and Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox and Verizon VOD services. Landmark Theatres is also hosting a one-night-only theatrical sneak preview on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. in 20 cities nationwide.

“The unique distribution model for We the Economy is all about audience access,” Vulcan Productions general manager and creative director Carole Tomko said in a statement. “There’s not enough accessible, bite-size information that’s easy to digest about the economy. We wanted these short films to help people understand the fundamentals of the economy, and in order to reach the widest audience, we decided to make them available across as many channels as possible, and at no cost. There’s an appetite for this entertaining, informative short-form content, and we know that our extensive group of distribution partners guarantees that everyone in this country with a computer, a smartphone or a television will have access to the series.”