8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.
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Cast
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Nigist Anteneh | ... |
Tiya (segment "Tiya's Dream")
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Tefera Gizaw | ... |
Tiya's father (segment "Tiya's Dream")
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Fekadu Kebede | ... |
Teacher (segment "Tiya's Dream")
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| Ingvar Sigurdsson | ... |
Father (segment "The Letter")
(as Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson)
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| Hringur Ingvarsson | ... |
Son (segment "The Letter")
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Dieudonne Ilboudo | ... |
Man (segment "SIDA")
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| Konkona Sen Sharma | ... |
Zeinab (segment "How can it be ?")
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| Ranvir Shorey | ... |
Arif (segment "How can it be ?")
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Birsa Chatterjee | ... |
Son (segment "How can it be?")
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| Alice Englert | ... |
Ziggy (segment "The Water Diary")
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Tintin Marova Kelly | ... |
Sam (segment "The Water Diary")
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Isidore Tillers | ... |
Felicity Miles (segment "The Water Diary")
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| Harry Greenwood | ... |
Simon (segment "The Water Diary")
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Geneviève Lemon | ... |
Pam Garner (segment "The Water Diary")
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Miranda Jakich | ... |
Mrs. Miles (segment "The Water Diary")
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| Justine Clarke | ... |
Mother (segment "The Water Diary")
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| Russell Dykstra | ... |
Father (segment "The Water Diary")
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Ian Abdulla | ... |
Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary")
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| Di Adams | ... |
Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary")
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| Chris Haywood | ... |
Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary")
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| Clayton Jacobson | ... |
Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary")
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Loydi Hucshva Haynas | ... |
Panshin Beka (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
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Olivia Aravelo Lomos | ... |
Nonna (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
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Denis Rafael Barbaran | ... |
Marito (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
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Auristela Brito Valles | ... |
Panshin Beka's friend (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
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Pendo Duku | ... |
(segment "Person to Person")
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Tsehaie Kidane | ... |
(segment "Person to Person")
(as Tsehaie Abraham Kidane)
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| Megan Gay | ... |
Ronda (segment "Person to Person")
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| Bhasker Patel | ... |
(segment "Person to Person")
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| Robert Seeliger | ... |
(segment "Person to Person")
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Ian T. Dickinson | ... |
Frank (segment "Person to Person")
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| Tomas Spencer | ... |
Seymour (segment "Person to Person")
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Gerhard Gutberlet | ... |
(segment "Person to Person")
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Aminata M. Kalokoh | ... |
(segment "Person to Person")
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Mena Z. Kalokoh | ... |
(segment "Person to Person")
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| Augusto Aguilera | ... |
Lender (segment "Person to Person")
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| Aba Arthur | ... |
African Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
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| Bob Geldof | ... |
Self
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Melissa Butts | ... |
Lender (segment "Person to Person")
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| Youssou N'Dour | ... |
Self
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Campino | ... |
Self
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| Lavetta Cannon | ... |
African Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
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| Luis Fernandez-Gil | ... |
Guatemalan Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
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| Herbert Grönemeyer | ... |
Self
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Yolanda Hester | ... |
African Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
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| Michael Lehr | ... |
Lender (segment "Person to Person")
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| Angela Malhotra | ... |
Borrower - East Indian (segment "Person to Person")
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| Marta Cross | ... |
Costa Rican Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
(as Marta McGonagle)
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| Vanessa Paul | ... |
The Lender (segment "Person to Person")
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| Lily Shaw | ... |
Borrower- East Indian (segment "Person to Person")
(as Shaifali Ratti)
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| Kaius Harrison | ... |
Lender (segment "Person to Person")
(as Kharrison Sweeney)
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Charlie Charles | ... |
Lender 'Person to Person'
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| Rodney Charles | ... |
Lender
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| Constance Ejuma | ... |
African Borrower (segment "Person to Person"
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Susanne Geier | ... |
(segment "Person to Person")
(as Susanne Herrmann)
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Grace Matias | ... |
Lawyer
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Pendo Nyinondi | ... |
African Borrower 'Person to Person'
(as Pendo)
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| Jessica Shelby | ... |
(segment "Person to Person")
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| Jennifer Popagain | ... |
Panamanian Borrower (segment "Person to Person") (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jane Campion | ... | (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Gael García Bernal | ... | (segment "The Letter") |
| Jan Kounen | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") |
| Mira Nair | ... | (segment "How can it be?") |
| Gaspar Noé | ... | (segment "SIDA") |
| Abderrahmane Sissako | ... | (segment "Tiya's dream") |
| Gus Van Sant | ... | (segment "Mansion on the hill") |
| Wim Wenders | ... | (segment "Person to Person") |
Written by
| Régine Abadia | ... | (segment "The Story of Panshin Beka") |
| Jane Campion | ... | (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Erin Dignam | ... | (segment "Person to Person") |
| Gael García Bernal | ... | (segment "The Letter") |
| Jan Kounen | ... | (segment "The Story of Panshin Beka") |
| Suketu Mehta | ... | (segment "How Can it Be?") |
| Rashida Mustafa | ... | (segment "How Can't it Be?") |
| Gaspar Noé | ... | (segment "SIDA") |
| Abderrahmane Sissako | ... | (segment "Tiya's Dream") |
| Wim Wenders | ... | (segment "Person to Person") |
Produced by
| Ami Boghani | ... | (segment "How Can It Be?") producer |
| Franck-Nicolas Chelle | ... | (segment "Tiya's Dream") producer |
| David Allen Cress | ... | (segment "Mansion on the Hill") producer (as David Cress) |
| Pablo Cruz | ... | (segment "The Letter") producer |
| Gael García Bernal | ... | (segment "The Letter") producer |
| Christopher Gill | ... | (segment "The Water Diary") producer |
| Lissandra Haulica | ... | (segments "The story of Panshin Beka", "SIDA") producer / supervising producer |
| Anadil Hossain | ... | (segment "How Can It Be?") executive producer |
| Finni Johannsson | ... | (segment "The Letter") producer |
| Marc Joory | ... | (segment "8") producer |
| Neil Kopp | ... | (segment "Mansion on the Hill") producer |
| In-Ah Lee | ... | (segment "Person to Person") producer |
| Michel Merkt | ... | (segment "Person to Person") producer |
| Belinda Mravicic | ... | (segment "The Water Diary") associate producer |
| Mira Nair | ... | (segment "How Can It Be?") producer |
| Marc Obéron | ... | (segment "8") producer (as Marc Oberon) |
| Lise Paillet | ... | (segment "Mansion on the Hill") producer |
| Jean-Marc Sabet | ... | (segment "8") producer |
| Philipp G. Steffens | ... | (segment "Person to Person") producer |
Music by
| Mark Bradshaw | ... | (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Mychael Danna | ... | (segment "how can it be ?") |
| Jean-Jacques Hertz | ... | (segment "The Story of Panshin Beka") |
| Nicolas Jorelle | ||
| Nadine Kaiser | ... | (segment "The Story of Panshin Beka") |
| François Roy | ... | (segment "The Story of Panshin Beka") |
| Rob Simonsen | ... | (segment "how can it be ?") |
| Mark Tschanz | ... | (segment "Mansion on the Hill") |
| Walter Werzowa | ... | (segment "Person to Person") |
Cinematography by
| Greig Fraser | ... | (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Dominique Gentil | ... | (segment "Tiya's Dream") |
| Rain Li | ... | (segment "The Letter") (as Kathy Li) |
| Gaspar Noé | ... | (segment "SIDA") |
| Declan Quinn | ... | (segment "how can it be?") |
| David Ungaro | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") |
Editing by
| Nadia Ben Rachid | ... | (segment "Tiya's Dream") |
| Marc Boucrot | ... | (segment "SIDA") |
| Anny Danché | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") |
| Allyson C. Johnson | ... | (segment "How can it be?") (as Allyson Johnson) |
| Heidi Kenessey | ... | (segment "The Water Diary") |
| Gaspar Noé | ... | (segment "SIDA") |
| Alex Rodríguez | ... | (segment "The Letter") |
| Gus Van Sant | ... | (segment "Mansion on the Hill") |
Editorial Department
| Melanie Annan | ... | assistant editor |
| Anne-Sophie Bion | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") assistant editor |
| Smith Dave | ... | (segment "how can it be ?") assistant editor |
| Sahra Mekki | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") assistant editor / (segment "Tiya's Dream") digital conformation |
| Tim Stipan | ... | (segment "How can it be?") digital intermediate colorist |
Casting By
| Doug Mangskau | ||
| Cindy Tolan | ... | (segment "how can it be?") |
Production Design by
| Sebastian Soukup | ... | (segment "Person to Person") |
| Adam Stockhausen | ... | (segment "How Can it be?") |
Art Direction by
| Gunnar Eidsson | ... | (segment "The Letter") |
Set Decoration by
| Kris Moran | ... | (segment "How Can it Be") |
Makeup Department
| Megan Chassay | ... | (segment "Person to Person") hair stylist / (segment "Person to Person") makeup artist |
| Guðbjörg Huldís Kristinsdóttir | ... | (segment "The Letter") makeup artist (as Gudbjorg Huldis) |
| Kristen Paynter | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Production Management
| Driss Benyaklef | ... | (segment "How Can It Be?") production supervisor |
| Brett Cranford | ... | unit production manager |
| Gilles De Lusignan | ... | (segment "SIDA") production manager |
| Shuna Frood | ... | (segment "The Letter") post-production supervisor |
| Belinda Mravicic | ... | (segment "The water Diary") production manager |
| Antoine Rabaté | ... | (segment "The Story of Panshin Beka") post-production supervisor |
| Olivier Thery Lapiney | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") production manager (as Olivier Théry-Lapiney) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Laurence Guérault | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") first assistant director |
| David Houfek | ... | (segment "Person to Person") first assistant director |
| Fahad Falur Jabali | ... | (segment "The Letter") first assistant director |
| Jesse Nye | ... | (segment "How Can it Be?") first assistant director |
| Olivier Thery Lapiney | ... | (segment "SIDA") first assistant director (as Olivier Théry-Lapiney) |
| Joana Vogdt | ... | (segment "Person to Person") second assistant director |
Art Department
| Ryan Casey | ... | assistant props |
| Einar Eidsson | ... | (segment "The Letter") property master |
| Anna Marin Schram | ... | (segment "The Letter") assistant property master |
Sound Department
| Ludwig Bestehorn | ... | (segment "Person to Person") sound mixer |
| Marc Boucrot | ... | (segment "SIDA") sound editor |
| Tony Cook | ... | (segment "The Letter") boom operator |
| Stéphane de Rocquigny | ... | mastering recordist |
| Alain Féat | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") sound editor |
| Cyril Holtz | ... | (segment "SIDA") re-recording mixer |
| Paul Koronkiewicz | ... | (segment "How can it be?") boom operator |
| Daniel McIntosh | ... | (segment "How can it be?") sound mixer |
| Clemens Nürnberger | ... | foley recordist |
| Dave Paterson | ... | (segment "How can it be?") sound editor |
| Julien Perez | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") foley engineer |
| Takis Christos Sariannidis | ... | (segment "Person to Person") foley artist |
| Leslie Shatz | ... | (segment "Mansion on the Hill") sound designer |
| Dominick Tavella | ... | (segment "How can it be?") sound mixer (as Dominic Tavella) |
| Issa Traoré | ... | (segment "SIDA") sound |
| Vincent Tulli | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") sound engineer |
| Karl Wasserman | ... | (segment "How Can It Be?") boom operator |
| Philippe Welsh | ... | (segment " Tiya's Dream") sound |
| Adam Wolny | ... | sound editor |
| Gunnar Árnason | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer / (segment "The Letter") sound recordist (as Gunnar Arnason) |
Visual Effects by
| Christian Baum | ... | (segment "Person to Person") lead artist |
| Matthew Bristowe | ... | (segment "Letter") digital lab producer: MPC |
| Stephan Guerin | ... | lighting artist |
| Thomas Hansen | ... | (segment "Person to Person") visual effects |
| Max Horton | ... | (segment "The Letter") digital colourist |
| Jalal Jemison | ... | (segment "Mansion on the Hill") digital effects artist |
| Axel Klostermann | ... | (segment "Person to Person") visual effects |
| Simon James Milner | ... | (segment "Person to Person") digital compositor |
| Benoit Philippon | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Oliver Schumacher | ... | color grading |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Alec Boehm | ... | (segment "-"Person to Person") additional cinematographer |
| Caroline Brandes | ... | (segment "Person to Person") camera operator |
| Eric Catelan | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") steadicam operator |
| Stefan Ciupek | ... | (segment "Person to Person") camera supervisor: HDTV cameras |
| Arnar Einarsson | ... | (segment "The Letter") key grip |
| Snorri F. Fearweather | ... | (segment "The Letter") clapper loader |
| Árni Filippusson | ... | (segment "The Letter") focus puller |
| David Frak-Lauer | ... | (segment "The story of Panshin Beka") focus puller |
| Rick Gioia | ... | (segment "how can it be?") assistant camera |
| Daniel Keck | ... | (segment "how can it be?") assistant camera (as Dan Keck) |
| Dara Selbert | ... | (segment "How can it be") loader |
| Shane Young | ... | still photographer |
Casting Department
| Nina Houwer | ... | (segment "Person to Person") casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Kimmie Dellechaiae | ... | (segment "how can it be?") stylist |
| Margrét Einarsdóttir | ... | (segment "The Letter") wardrobe |
| Anna Maria Tomasdottir | ... | (segment "The Letter") wardrobe assistant |
Music Department
| Nicolas Jorelle | ... | musician: piano solo |
Script and Continuity Department
| Gunnhildur Gunnarsdottir | ... | (segment "The Letter") script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| George Adams | ... | (segment "Mansion On The Hill") production assistant |
| Carole Bonamy | ... | production assistant |
| Scott Bowers | ... | staff production assistant |
| Brett Cranford | ... | unit production manager |
| Nicole Hawkins | ... | assistant accountant |
| Conall Jones | ... | (segment "Person to Person") researcher |
| Pati Keilwerth | ... | executive assistant: Wim Wenders |
| Sébastien Lagoszniak | ... | production assistant |
| Nieves Mosour | ... | (segment "The Letter") production coordinator |
| Ashish Sehgal | ... | production assistant |
| Priyanka Sharma | ... | assistant to director: Mira Nair |
| Su-Jin Song | ... | (segment "Person to Person") production assistant |
| Vala Hrönn Viggósdóttir | ... | (segment "The Letter") production coordinator |
Production Companies
- LDM Productions
- Ace and Company (in association with)
- Mediascreen (in association with)
- greenskyFILMS (co-production)
Distributors
- Oxfam Japan (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cinemax (2010) (Hungary) (tv)
- IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Taiwan)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
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| Taglines | Everybody knows, nobody worries See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR4,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The Mira Nair segment, "How Can It Be", is featured on the 2-disc DVD & Blu-ray for Monsoon Wedding (2001). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features The Water Diary (2006). See more » |