IN GOD WE TRUST
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Format: Documentary Feature Film
Directors: Derek Anderson & Victor Kubicek
Production: The Halcyon Company, Verisimilitude
In Association With: Magic Hour Entertainment
Broadcast Premiere: Al Jazeera America
Official Selection: Tribeca Film Festival, April 2013
Official Selection: Hot Docs Film Festival, April 2013
Synopsis: Eleanor Squillari went to work every day believing she was working for a great company and a great man. For twenty-five years, she sat 15 feet from Bernard L. Madoff as his personal secretary. She never imagined that he was perpetrating the largest financial crime in history. On December 11, 2008, her life as she knew it was destroyed... until she decided to do something about it. She became obsessed with unearthing the truth. Through this film, we experience this journey with Eleanor as she examines how she unwittingly participated in the massive Ponzi scheme that operated right under her nose. Years of Eleanor's files and personal memories begin to unwind the crimes as she aids the FBI investigation and struggles to determine which of her formerly trusted co-workers were involved. As she probes deeper into the deceit, Eleanor finds that Bernie's Ponzi scheme was only the beginning, a small fraction of the criminal activity that took place every day for decades.
VARIETY
Tribeca Film Review: ‘In God We Trust’
05.01.2013 Ronnie Scheib
“an engrossing, well-structured look at the convoluted Madoff case”
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
In God We Trust: Tribeca Review
04.20.2013 Frank Scheck
“provides a unique insider’s perspective”
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Critics' Picks
12.04.2014 Robert Lloyd
“Critics' Pick: Madoff documentary, 'In God We Trust.'”