Pangea Day

Ever wonder if someone is doing the same exact thing you are at the same exact moment?
Arguing with a cabbie, mentally looping the same Lupe Fiasco song or snickering alongside you? They will be soon.

Enter Pangea Day. Named after the super continent that might’ve existed over 250 million years ago (before the component continents separated), it intends to bring the world, well, back together.

On May 10^th, millions of people worldwide will watch the same short films at the same time. Via thousands of locally organized events, the organizers hope to remind watchers what we all have in common.

6 cities will broadcast live footage of 24 short films in 8 languages. Those in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro can check out the events’ headquarters. The estimated 4hr long cinematic debut will also include top speakers and musical performers: Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, musician/activist Bob Geldof, Iranian rock phenom Hypernova and others.

To spread the good word even further, performances and films will be available via Web, mobile phone and local television (based on locale).

Executive Director Delia Cohen hypothesizes, “Pangea Day will be a global campfire of shared stories.” And while movies can’t change the world. The people that watch them, can.