The Pangea Day Mission & Purpose: Pangea
Day is a global event bringing the world together through film.
Why? In a world where people are
often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it's easy to lose sight of
what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that – to help people
see themselves in others – through the power of film.
The Pangea Day Event Started
at 18:00 GMT on May 10, 2008,
locations in Cairo, Kigali,
London, Los Angeles,
Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro
will be linked for a live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary
speakers. The entire program will be broadcast – in seven languages – to
millions of people worldwide through the internet, television, and mobile
phones.
The 24 short films to be featured have been selected from an
international competition that generated more than 2,500 submissions from over
one hundred countries. The films were chosen based on their ability to inspire,
transform, and allow us see the world through another person's eyes.
The program includes a number of exceptional speakers and musical
performers. Queen Noor of Jordan,
CNN's Christiane Amanpour,
musician/activist Bob
Geldof, and Iranian rock phenom
Hypernova are among those taking part.
What Will Happen After Pangea Day
People inspired by Pangea Day will have the
opportunity to participate in community-building activities around the world.
Through the live program, the Pangea Day web site, and self-organized local
events, everyday people will be connected with extraordinary activists and organizations.
Many of the films and performances seen on Pangea Day will be made
available on the Web and via mobile phone, alongside open forums for discussion
and ideas for how to take social action.
A Pangea Day documentary will be created to catalyze future activities,
and dozens of talented filmmakers will make strides in their careers.
History
In 2006, filmmaker Jehane Noujaim won the TED
Prize, an annual award granted at the TED Conference.
She was granted $100,000, and more important, a wish to change the world. Her
wish was to create a day in which the world came together through film. Pangea
Day grew out of that wish…