From Meme to Cryptocurrency: New 'Dogumentary' Chronicles the Rise of Dogecoin
A group of filmmakers and community participants is working on a feature film chronicling the rise of Kabosu, the Shiba Inu featured in the famous Doge meme, from an abandoned puppy to a global icon.
The Doge documentary, titled “Dogumentary,” is produced by Own the Doge and Web3 art and culture collective PleasrDAO and portrays how a Shiba Inu dog inspired a cryptocurrency with an $11.6 billion market cap, a life philosophy, and a holy pilgrimage to Japan over the past decade.
Own the Doge, a Doge-oriented NFT community, and PleasrDAO recently acquired the rights to the original Doge meme image for $4 million worth of Ethereum earlier this year.
The film is directed by Jon Lynn, an English stage and film director and producer known for directing the comedy films such as Clue, Nuns on the Run, and My Cousin Vinny, and produced by San Francisco-based production company New Revolution Media.
Members of the Doge community, as well as PleasrDAO and Own the Doge, have funded the initiative to date.
The production is currently in the works, but a sneak peek is already out.
The documentary was shot in Japan and the US, covering interviews with various personalities, namely Kabosumama, the doge's owner Atsuko Sato, and John Monarch, the person who first created the DOGE meme.
Although this project is very niche, its creators hope that it will break through to a wider audience.
Jim Toth, the former Hollywood talent agent, and Evan Rosenfeld, a documentary producer, have reportedly expressed support for the project. Additionally, Arthur Jones, director of Pepe the Frog-inspired documentary “Feels Good Man,” has joined the project.
The next step for the project is attracting traditional film studios or streaming services such as
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