A documentary video, to be released this fall, warning consumers not to throw their money away on Ponzi schemes is being produced by the Investor Protection Institute, the group announced Monday.
The film, The Meeting, will be marketed to public and cable television networks, according to IPI President and CEO Don Blandin.
It is being produced in collaboration with Oklahoma City-based Island Grill Media & Entertainment and will feature the victims of Ponzi schemes who have lost money to fraudsters.
IPI, an independent nonprofit organization that conducts research and produces educational programs on consumer protection, has produced a number of educational videos. Based on actual events, The Meeting is an adaptation of a story by Irving Faught, the administrator of the Oklahoma Securities Commission.
The short film will star actor Rex Linn, who has appeared in such movies as Cliffhanger and Django Unchained. Linn also has been a regular in a number of television series, including JAG, CSI: Miami, State of Affairs and Nashville, and he has a recurring role in the upcoming HBO series, The Brink.
Blandin says, “One of our main goals at the Investor Protection Institute is to bring together talented people to help deliver investor education to the widest possible audience of Americans. For those who may never read a pamphlet or do research online, a project such as The Meeting is an exciting means by which to convey important information in a way that can have a real and lasting impact.”