Movies often tell a story of people, their culture, of human emotions and of historic events. But they also weave for us a representation of the economy of the period. Moreover, cinema often has the power to influence the economy by providing numerous jobs, being successful foreign exports, by dictating our consumer behaviour, our travel plans and even by ushering in new technology!

In the latest episode of Zero Down (and the first one recorded remotely in quarantine) we look at the close relationship between movies and the economy.