Earth in 100 Seconds - crowdfunder now open

Daniel Raven Ellison has previously behind the making of a number of films, including:

The UK in 100 Seconds - narrated by the late Benjamin Zephaniah

The UK National Parks in 100 Seconds - narrated by Cerys Matthews

The Netherlands in 100 Seconds

He is now planning to release his latest film.

Of the UK film, Dan said:

"I don’t think anyone really has a clue what Britain actually looks like. It's just too big and complicated for us to get a proper sense of proportion. And that’s a problem when people are making decisions about how we feed ourselves or how much more affordable housing we can build. Or, crucially, how much more space for nature we can have. If we don’t have a proper sense of what the country looks like then how can we fix our problems?"

His latest film is going to be his 'largest' yet: The Earth in 100 Seconds'.

Here's a preview:

What are we using planet Earth for?

Each second of this film reveals 1% of land and how we're using it. Following on from the UK in 100 Seconds, UK National Parks in 100 Seconds and the Netherlands in 100 Seconds - watch this preview of Earth in 100 Seconds! Coming out in 2025, back the crowdfunding campaign so more people see it and get your name on the credits.

From family shoppers and geography teachers to national policy-makers, we want as many people as possible to watch this film so they can make better decisions for life on Earth.

You can help by backing this project.

The no-budget film has been made by a small pro-bono and volunteer team.

All of your donation will be invested in boosting the number of people who see Earth in 100 Seconds - at festivals, events and online.

Once released, it will be free for anyone to watch or show the film, but we need your help to promote it.

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