Not Just Another Day on Earth
10/10/2010 - 18:51
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One of those projects is looking to create a time capsule of sorts on 10.10.10. By collecting videos, pictures, and audio from people around the world in order to explore and showcase ”the amazing diversity, conflict, tragedy and triumph that occur in one 24-hour period.” The project is open to everyone – all cultures, beliefs and nationalities.
- African nationals who immigrate to the U.S., either voluntarily or through exile, to pursue their dreams and what they are doing to give back to their home countries
- Children in the Philippines scavenging for copper cables to earn a few pesos for a meal
- The daily lives of a Rwanda Genocide survivor to an Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker, to LA-based twins turning 10 on 10.10.10
- Scientists in Antarctica creating a 24-hour time lapse, documenting the effects of wintering-over while continuing their research on glaciology, astronomy and biomedical studies.
- A U.S. performance of the African Children’s Choir, which offers reprieve for some of the most vulnerable children in Africa who have lost one or both of their parents to poverty or disease