A sequel to the 2011 documentary film “Life in a Day” is in the works from executive producers Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald at YouTube Originals that will solicit footage from individuals around the world in order to capture a look at what life looked like on a single day in 2020, YouTube announced Wednesday.
“Life in a Day 2020” will arrive 10 years after the original film, which Macdonald directed and Scott produced that weaved together homemade footage uploaded to YouTube from hundreds of individuals sharing a look at a day in their lives. The new film will follow the same model and will debut at next year’s Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube in 2021.
People hoping to submit their footage for consideration in the documentary can film moments from their lives on July 25, 2020, only and have until Aug. 2 to upload their content to YouTube.
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“Life in a Day 2020” will arrive 10 years after the original film, which Macdonald directed and Scott produced that weaved together homemade footage uploaded to YouTube from hundreds of individuals sharing a look at a day in their lives. The new film will follow the same model and will debut at next year’s Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube in 2021.
People hoping to submit their footage for consideration in the documentary can film moments from their lives on July 25, 2020, only and have until Aug. 2 to upload their content to YouTube.
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- 7/8/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Documentary to premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2021.
Ten years after Life In A Day, Ridley Scott and Kevin MacDonald are reuniting for YouTube Originals documentary Life In A Day 2020.
The upcoming production from Rsa Films in association with Flying Object will premiere at Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube in 2021 and sees MacDonald and Scott reprise their roles as director and executive producer.
The filmmakers are encouraging people around the world to film themselves on July 25 with the ambition of editing together the selected submissions to tell the story of a single day on Earth in 2020. Participants will have until...
Ten years after Life In A Day, Ridley Scott and Kevin MacDonald are reuniting for YouTube Originals documentary Life In A Day 2020.
The upcoming production from Rsa Films in association with Flying Object will premiere at Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube in 2021 and sees MacDonald and Scott reprise their roles as director and executive producer.
The filmmakers are encouraging people around the world to film themselves on July 25 with the ambition of editing together the selected submissions to tell the story of a single day on Earth in 2020. Participants will have until...
- 7/8/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald are reuniting to make a sequel to their 2010 YouTube feature Life In A Day, which relied on user-generated footage to create a portrait of the world in one day.
Life In A Day 2020 will call on millions of people around the world to film their lives on July 25. The footage will then be whittled down and woven together in a Macdonald-directed documentary, which will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube in 2021. It is produced by Scott’s Rsa Films in association with Flying Object.
The original Life In A Day film was filmed in July 2010 to mark YouTube’s fifth birthday. The documentary attracted 80,000 submissions and premiered at Sundance in 2011 followed by a theatrical worldwide release. It has since been watched on YouTube more than 16M times.
The Last King Of Scotland helmer Macdonald said: “Making the first Life In A Day...
Life In A Day 2020 will call on millions of people around the world to film their lives on July 25. The footage will then be whittled down and woven together in a Macdonald-directed documentary, which will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube in 2021. It is produced by Scott’s Rsa Films in association with Flying Object.
The original Life In A Day film was filmed in July 2010 to mark YouTube’s fifth birthday. The documentary attracted 80,000 submissions and premiered at Sundance in 2011 followed by a theatrical worldwide release. It has since been watched on YouTube more than 16M times.
The Last King Of Scotland helmer Macdonald said: “Making the first Life In A Day...
- 7/8/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Ten years after the original film, YouTube has ordered a sequel to “Life in a Day,” reuniting executive producer Ridley Scott and director Kevin Macdonald for a new documentary that will stitch together hundreds of user-submitted videos from across the globe on a single date.
“Life in a Day 2020” is slated to premiere at next year’s Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube in 2021. The project marks one of the first titles to be confirmed for Sundance, which doesn’t normally reveal selections until early December.
The film will be compiled from video clips submitted by people on the same day — Saturday, July 25, 2020 — to tell the story of a single day on Earth, following the conceit of the original.
“Making the first ‘Life in a Day’ was one of the most joyful and eye-opening experiences of my life,” Macdonald said in a statement. “I am thrilled, 10 years later, that we...
“Life in a Day 2020” is slated to premiere at next year’s Sundance Film Festival and on YouTube in 2021. The project marks one of the first titles to be confirmed for Sundance, which doesn’t normally reveal selections until early December.
The film will be compiled from video clips submitted by people on the same day — Saturday, July 25, 2020 — to tell the story of a single day on Earth, following the conceit of the original.
“Making the first ‘Life in a Day’ was one of the most joyful and eye-opening experiences of my life,” Macdonald said in a statement. “I am thrilled, 10 years later, that we...
- 7/8/2020
- by Todd Spangler and Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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