YouTube is requesting that people upload footage of their daily lives to create an innovative feature film. Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play) will direct and edit together a feature-length documentary from the submitted material. I’m sure he will have help! Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Robin Hood) will produce. The film is to be called Life in a Day
YouTube plans to document July 24th with videos submitted by users around the world. The project will be streamed for free on YouTube as well as debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011.
Update: Great news! Life in a Day premiered at Sundance. Not so great news. I wasn’t there. lol
Reviews so far have been mixed. The you tube movie will premiere in theaters exactly one year from the date of its filming – July 24th, 2011. I will look for the online video version and report back further.
UPDATE: The link to Life in a Day is below. I had lowered my expectations greatly, but I was impressed. It is the Baraka/Koyaanisqatsi of YouTube videos.:) Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/lifeinaday?feature=etp-gs-lif-00