Global: Thousands of filmmakers to film ‘One Day On Earth’
If you had 24 hours to capture your world on film, how would it look? The One Day on Earth project plans to have this question answered by tens of thousands of filmmakers worldwide. They are inviting global citizens everywhere to tell the story of their world during the 24-hour period of Oct. 10, 2010. Filmmakers will be able to share their videos and perspectives from 10/10/10 on
World’s Largest Participatory Media Event Invites People to Document Their World in 24 Hours on 10/10/10
Project Partnering with Dozens of Non-profits; More Than 56,000 Students to
Participate Through Project’s Educational Outreach Effort
If you had 24 hours to capture your world on film, how would it look? The One Day on Earth project plans to have this question answered by tens of thousands of filmmakers worldwide. They are inviting global citizens everywhere to tell the story of their world during the 24-hour period of Oct. 10, 2010. Filmmakers will be able to share their videos and perspectives from 10/10/10 on www.onedayonearth.org
The project is free and open to all people, cultures, beliefs and nationalities. More than 1,800 participants in 140 countries have signed up to contribute. Participants range from teenagers that will shoot on their cell phones to Academy Award-nominated documentarians that film with hi-end HD cameras to humanitarian aid workers in some of the most remote regions of the world.
Educators are also using the project to help teach media literacy. More than 65,000 students are participating in One Day on Earth as part of a classroom experience.
Participants range from a remote schoolhouse in Tigray, Ethiopia to a US school for the deaf in Virginia. Educators and students are invited to sign-up for the project’s free educational toolkits at www.101010educate.org
Director/creator Kyle Ruddick and producers Brandon Litman and Michael Klima are working with the United Nations, dozens of non-profit organizations, and NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) to contribute clips that document important social issues impacting the global community.
“One Day On Earth will permit us to view our world through diverse lenses,” said Kathy Eldon, Founder of the Creative Visions Foundation, which is providing fiscal sponsorship for the project. “We hope the tremendous archive of footage gathered will offer a unique, unfiltered perspective on countries and cultures that are often seen only through the eyes of outsiders.”
The documentation of 10/10/10 will be accessible through an online video time capsule and used to create a One Day on Earth documentary film that explores our planet’s identity.
The archive, searchable by topic, popularity and location, will be made available for anyone to navigate and view. Participants who share footage shot on 10/10/10 will be able to freely download content for non-commercial purposes.
About One Day on Earth:
One Day on Earth is a documentary and new media project for filmmakers, journalists, students, educators, and inspired citizens who will film their perspective on the world during the 24-hour period of October 10, 2010. The result will be a unique video time capsule, global online community, and feature length film. A project of the Creative Visions Foundation, One Day on Earth is working closely with the United Nations, foundations and NGOs to document important social issues. More than 1,700 participants and educators representing over 56,000 students have already signed up for the project, including Academy Award nominated filmmakers and internationally recognized humanitarian organizations. Those who wish to support the One Day on
Earth project should visit www.101010donate.org to make a donation.
About the Founders
The creator of One Day on Earth, Kyle Ruddick, and his producing partners, Michael Klima and Brandon Litman, have production offices in both New York and Los Angeles.
Through their Santa Monica, CA production studio, Ruddick and Klima handled large production and post-production duties for a variety of brands and campaigns, including THX and Star Wars Episode 3. Brandon Litman has been Executive Producer for on-air marketing efforts with various television networks. His client roster includes Discovery Channel, FX Networks, the Science Channel and HBO. The three credit the project’svsuccess to the many helping hands around the world that have pitched in.
June 17, 2010
MEDIA CONTACT:
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