Pangea Day: May 10th 2008

This is a great idea coming out from TED – if you haven’t looked at this site and listened to some of the talks then you’ve missed a lot!

Now Pangea Cinema Day, the day the world comes together through film, was called for by Jehane Noujaim – an interesting film maker who has a vision that film can be used to break down community, culture and national boundaries. Jehane outlined her vision for this day at the Ted Conference in July 2006 and now… it’s a reality. It’s going to happen on May 10th 2008.

Check out this YOUTUBE advert for the day:

Now a circular from TED tells me:-

The project is taking off, and its ambition level is spectacular. On May 10, 2008 – Pangea Day – Jehane’s wish will come to fruition as sites in New York City, Rio, London, Dharamsala, Cairo, Jerusalem, and Kigali will be video-conferenced live to produce a 4-hour program of powerful films – supplemented by visionary speakers, and global musicians. The purpose: to use the power of film to promote better understanding of our common humanity. A global audience will watch through the Internet, television, digital cinemas, and mobile phones.

A powerful advisory board has come together to support the project. It includes:
JJ Abrams
Lawrence Bender
Nancy Buirski
lan Cumming
Ami Dar
Cameron Diaz
Goldie Hawn
Vik Muniz
Clare Munn
Eboo Patel
Alexander Payne
Meg Ryan
Deborah Scranton
Jeff Skoll
Philippe Starck
Yossi Vardi
Kevin Wall
Will.i.am

If you’re interested learning more and/or helping out, please send an email to Pangea Day executive director Delia Cohen (delia@ted.com). More details are available at the project’s beautiful website created for us by Avenue A/Razorfish: www.pangeaday.org.

So ….. pretty powerful stuff for anyone interested in using film/video in a unique way. I, for one, plan to be involved…. let me know if you’re interested.

Oh… The website for full details is:  www.pangeaday.org