On December 12th, 12.12.12, across the planet, documentary filmmakers, students, and other inspired citizens will record the human experience over a 24-hour period and contribute their voice to the third annual global day of media creation called One Day on Earth. Together, we will create a shared archive and a film.

Founded in 2008, One Day on Earth’s first media creation event occurred on 10.10.10. and the second on 11.11.11. The 10.10.10 collaboration was the first ever simultaneous filming event occurring in every country of the world. One Day on Earth collaborations create a unique geo-tagged video archive as well as an annual feature film.

Together, we are showcasing the amazing diversity, conflict, tragedy, and triumph that occurs in one day. We invite you to join our international community of thousands of filmmakers, hundreds of schools, and dozens of non-profits, and contribute.

One Day on Earth – Film on 12.12.12 from One Day on Earth on Vimeo.

About One Day on Earth

In 2010 on November 10th, 10.10.10, across the planet, documentary filmmakers, students, and other inspired citizens recorded the human experience over a 24-hour period and contribute their voice to the first annual global day of media creation called One Day on Earth. Together, we will created a shared archive and a Motion Picture – One Day on Earth

One Day on Earth produced the film in partnership with the United Nations, more than 60 non-profit organizations and a growing online community of over 19,000 filmmakers, both experienced and novice. The One Day on Earth community, including over 95 United Nations country offices, filmed in every country of the world, capturing both the joys and the struggles of everyday life. The film pulls from the resulting 3,000 hours of footage, which is now a shared-for-use archive for all those that participated.

”While the film identifies the common threads that connect us all, it also celebrates the diversity that is a part of our unique individual nature,” says Kyle Ruddick, Founder and Director of One Day on Earth. ”The film contains a message of hope, but also a strong call to action for positive change on issues that face both the global and local communities.”

Our participation

Fredric Ollerstam at Preamp AB was one of many documentary filmmakers that worked with the One Day on Earth project. During the first film day of One Day on Earth 10.10.10, Fredric filmed his grandfather Karl-Erik Konstantin Persson talking about his youth, children,  grandchildren and his wife Anna-Lisa Persson. The short film was selected asa part of the One Day on Earth 10.10.10 feature film. The film had premiere on Earth Day (22nd of April) in 2012 in over 167 countries in more then 250 places. The film was screen at many types of  venues, all over the world, from the middle of Africa to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Tens of thousands visitors saw the film during 24 hours and setting a world record in the largest film premiere ever.

Karl-Erik Konstantin Persson – An ordinary afternoon from Fredric Ollerstam on Vimeo.

See the film

The film has been available on many streaming providers. Available for free via Onedayonearth.org