Life in a Day 2020

2021

1h 27m

Documentary

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23 Reviews

On July 25th, 2020, people all over the world filmed their lives and shared their stories to be part of a documentary film. When all the submissions were tallied, the filmmakers had received over 300,000 videos from 192 countries. The result is a stirring film about love, death, heartbreak, and hope that looks beyond geography and circumstance to explore what connects us as humans.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

The guiding principle of the film isn't to do with specifics. It's how we're all connected through these shared recognized moments.

Feb 10, 2021

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

... "Life in a Day 2020" nevertheless serves as a telling time capsule. The world has never felt so compact.

Feb 6, 2021

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

As it is now, it's cruelly dull.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 6, 2021

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Carson Timar

Clapper

This is a mature and authentic exploration of the global condition from society.

Feb 22, 2022

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Ryan Swen

In Review Online

At this moment, when we are more divided than ever, such a wholehearted endorsement of unthinking unity feels like a slap in the face.

Jun 6, 2021

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

Intense global compilation of videos has mature themes.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 18, 2021

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Kevin Macdonald

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Mário Filipe Neves

Director

Jack Arbuthnott

Producer

Kevin Macdonald

Producer

Tim Partridge

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Kai-Lu Hsiung

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Synopsis

On July 25th, 2020, people all over the world filmed their lives and shared their stories to be part of a documentary film. When all the submissions were tallied, the filmmakers had received over 300,000 videos from 192 countries. The result is a stirring film about love, death, heartbreak, and hope that looks beyond geography and circumstance to explore what connects us as humans.

Director: Kevin Macdonald, Mário Filipe Neves
Producer: Jack Arbuthnott, Kevin Macdonald, Tim Partridge
Production Co: Flying Object, RSA FIlms
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 27m