This Deeply Twisted Fantasy-Horror Graphic Novel Adaptation Was the First Movie Funded by Bitcoin — and That Matters

It’s no new phenomenon for artists to rail against “the man.” Movies, songs, novels, and every medium in between have been used to criticize the government, mainstream culture, and institutional structures for crushing individualistic spirit. In 2012, Hooroo Jackson released his bubblegum-tinged graphic novel, “Aimy Micry,” about an eccentric teenage girl at the end of the world. In 2015, Jackson returned to his fantastical apocalypse, and Aimy, with his filmic adaptation, Aimy in a Cage. Thanks to Jackson’s unique financing, he was able to keep studio interference away from his script and directorial decisions, resulting in a movie that was loud and unapologetic in its bold critique of society’s handling of anything deemed “weird.”