THE YEAR EARTH CHANGED and HERE WE ARE - MIKE GUTTON AND OLIVER JEFFERS INTERVIEW

Apple TV+ has two new wonderful and inspiring offerings just in time for Earth Day.

The Year Earth Changed is a stunning new film that looks at this past year and how COVID has impacted the planet.

Earth Day takes on a whole new meaning in 2021, as the world continues to battle the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The theme for this year’s Earth Day (April 22), is Restore the Earth, that includes focusing on climate change, environmental justice, and emerging green technologies.

Keeping these issues in mind, Apple TV+ has premiered a brand new original documentary narrated by erstwhile Emmy-winning historian, broadcaster, and orator Sir David Attenborough, called The Year Earth Changed.
The Year Earth Changed will showcase exclusive footage from around the world after an unprecedented year. It offers a timely and fresh approach to the global lockdown, seeking out the uplifting stories that have come out of it. This includes hearing birdsong in deserted cities, witnessing whales communicating in new ways, and how people all over the world have re-engaged with nature. It shows how the changes in human behavior can have a profound impact on nature and give us hope for the future. The hour-long documentary is produced by BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit and directed by Tom Beard and Executive Produced by Mike Gutton.

The second is the animated short film, Here We Are: Notes For Living on Planet Earth based on the best selling children’s book by Oliver Jeffers. It centers around a precocious 7-year-old ( voiced by Jacob Tremblay) who, over the course of Earth Day, learns about the wonders of the planet from his parents and from a mysterious exhibit at the aptly titled Museum of Everything. The 26 minute film is narrated by none other than Meryl Streep,

I spoke with Mike Gutton and Oliver Jeffers about their films and how they hope they inspire people to take care of our planet.