People were asked to film their lives during 24th July, 2010. Thousands contributed and Kevin Macdonald edited the 4500 hours of footage from 192 countries into about ninety minutes. It basically follows chronologically through the day. There are also sections with a specific theme like hunting for food, and weddings. There are a few prepared questions that people answer in their footage. This is produced by Scott Free Productions and YouTube. As expected, most of this is shaky-camera amateur work. Sometimes, there are beautiful shots. There are plenty of intriguing everyday stuff that are not usually seen in your Hollywood fare. There are some shocking moments. There is a crowd crush situation and some war-torn footages. Overall, there is an unity about the human existence being shown. The idea may be more compelling than the actual execution. This becomes almost archival material for future generations. As for the final girl, it starts off as a tearjerker. It turns a little narcissism which is fitting for Youtube, but then it becomes a nice wrap for the whole movie.
Review of Life in a Day
