Bank of Dave (2023)

Film Summary: A film inspired by true events centered on Dave Fishwick, a self-made businessman from the working class in the city of Burnley. Dave decides to establish a small community bank to help local startup businesses after major banks abandoned them during the 2008 crisis, fighting a fierce legal and advocacy battle to obtain the first new banking license in Britain in over a century.

Economic Insight: The film raises the importance of "Decentralized Finance" and "Community Banking" in supporting local development and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which are the backbone of the economy. It also harshly critiques "Oligopoly" practiced by major financial institutions in London's financial district (The City), showing how bureaucracy suffocates financial innovation aimed at serving the community.