For #EarthDay2020 we are sharing five animated videos over five days, each exploring a unique perspective of what it means to live on the only planet we know to have life.
How does it feel to see the Earth from outer space? National boundaries vanish and differences dissipate when we see our “pale blue dot” suspended in a thin cocoon of air. Some say this shift in perspective inspired the #EarthDay movement 50 years ago, after the first photograph of Earth from space crystalized in our collective conscience the fragility of our one shared home. In part 1 of One Home, astronaut Chris Hadfield pulls us to the window of his space shuttle and invites us to share a clarity of perspective from outer space.
Voiceover: Chris Hadfield
Script: Nico Cary
Animation: Martin Hellstrand
Music & Sound Design: Tomas Wischerath
“If I said to you, ‘You are water,’ would you believe me?” In the second episode of our One Home animated series for #EarthDay2020, explorer, photographer and marine biologist Cristina Mittermeier reflects and reminds us of what it means to be water — not as metaphor, but as indelible truth.
Voiceover: Cristina Mittermeier
Script: Nico Cary & Cristina Mittermeier
Animation: Erika Lutz
Music & Sound Design: Tomas Wischerath
Who are you listening to? Is it your ancestors? Is it women? Is it nature? In Episode 3 of One Home animated series for #EarthDay2020, Nemonte Nenquimo — Waorani mother, president of the Waorani communities in Amazonian Ecuador and founding member of the indigenous organization Ceibo Alliance — invites you to stop for a moment, listen, and ask yourself: are you a good ancestor?
Voiceover: Nemonte Nenquimo
Script: Nico Cary & Nemonte Nenquimo
Animation: Fernao Spadotto/Gabriela Sanchez
Music & Sound Design: Tomas Wischerath
In Episode 4 of our animated series for #EarthDay2020, confirmed cynic, producer and writer for The Simpsons, George Meyer reveals how his initial skepticism of Earth Day 50 years ago bloomed into a deep appreciation for the planet that permeated his writing
Voiceover: George Meyer
Script: George Meyer & Nico Cary
Animation: Sam Woo Staar
Music & Sound Design: Tomas Wischerath
One Home Episode 5 – Kena Moore Gomez. Eight-year old Kena unveils his grand inventions for a happy Earth and offers tips to make sure we never run out of honey! This, the last in the #EarthDay2020 series, is for honey and Earth-lovers everywhere.
Voiceover: Kena Moore Gomez
Animation: Matthew Severin
Music & Sound Design: Tomas Wischerath