8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.
Direction
Wenders and Campion deliver the most cohesive visions; Noé goes full Noé.
Cinematography
Sissako's Ethiopian dreamscape is worth the whole slog.

Director
Abderrahmane Sissako
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The project was commissioned by the UN for the 2008 Climate Change Conference, making it officially the most depressing party favor in diplomatic history.
Gael García Bernal's segment was reportedly cut from some festival screenings for its explicit critique of water privatization in Bolivia—corporate sponsors weren't thrilled.