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5 weeks. Films. Real money shifts.
Not a course. Not a lecture. A space: possibly the first one your teen has ever had, where money is talked about honestly. Without grades. Without judgment. Without the weight of your worry or theirs.
It works because it starts with a film scene, not a spreadsheet.
You've already been thinking about it!
You've already been thinking about it!
One of these has crossed your mind. Probably more than once.
He spent money without thinking and when I asked him about it, he got defensive. I let it go. But I shouldn't have.
She can explain exactly what she should do with money. And then does the opposite. I don't know what I'm missing.
Every time I bring up money, he shuts down. I've stopped trying. That worries me more than the spending itself.
He's spending to fit in with his friends. I can see it clearly. But I don't know how to say it without making things worse.
I want her to understand money before real money arrives. I just don't know who can actually help with that.
Here's what those thoughts have in common: they're not about a knowledge gap. They're about an emotional one. Your teen doesn't need more information about money. They need to understand who they are with money — before the stakes are real. That's a different thing entirely. And almost no one is addressing it.
Every financial program puts knowledge first. Rules, budgets, savings percentages. But knowledge before identity never lands. You can't teach a teen to make better money decisions before they understand why they make the ones they do.
Summer Cohort · May – June 2026 · Sundays 11am–12:30pm · Handpicked Teens
The Shift is Real
The Shift is Real
A parent noticed their child now pauses before making impulsive money choices. Observed without prompting: no reminder from the parent, no rule being enforced. Just a different instinct showing up in daily decisions.
PARENT · PREVIOUS COHORT · OBSERVED AFTER WEEK 3
She said she'd be able to save for her own laptop. Not because I told her to save. Because she suddenly saw money as something she controls, not something that just disappears.
PARENT · STUDENT AGED 15
Every student found the session funny, engaging, and left having understood something real about money. Zero prior interest in finance. The film made it land in a way nothing else had.
The May – June cohort has limited seats. A conversation costs nothing. A missed summer might.
Gitika - Your Guide for 5 Weeks
Gitika - Your Guide for 5 Weeks
TEEN FINANCIAL AWARENESS EXPERT · LEARN WITH FILMS
TEEN FINANCIAL AWARENESS EXPERT · LEARN WITH FILMS
16 years · Big 4 / RBS / Government of India
Author · Filmy Financial Dictionary for Teens
Author · Finance for Women
Host · Films & Perspectives · 100 episodes · Spotify
Founder of India's first Teen Financial Wellness program
"I am the person parents call when their teenager has made an impulse purchase or shuts down during a money conversation."
Your teen already has a pattern.
Your teen already has a pattern.
Summer is when to change it.
Summer is when to change it.
This is a 30-minute conversation. You tell me about your teen. I tell you honestly whether Money Filmy Lab is the right fit. If it isn't, I'll say so.
What shifts in 5 weeks: A teen who pauses before a decision. Who asks a different question. Who sees something in a film scene they couldn't see before. That pause is worth more than any curriculum.
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