The number of birds in our world is declining at alarming rates. Why? According to John Kress, Senior Research Botanist and Curator of Botany at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, “…in North America, alone, three billion birds have gone missing over the last 50 years. [It is] estimated there were about 10 billion…
More than 300 public health professionals watched a special conference cut of 8 Billion Angels and stayed after the screening to engage in a discussion with Terry Spahr (8 Billion Angels), Travis Rieder (Johns Hopkins University), Kate Cho (Gates Institute) and Amita Vyas (Girl Rising). Audience members applauded the film’s message of hope and empowerment…
Terry Spahr Screens Documentary at European Sustainability Gathering While most of us in the United States were gearing up for the Memorial Day weekend, Earth Overshoot Executive Director Terry Spahr was screening his documentary, 8 Billion Angels, for some of the 2,500 “CityChangers” from 400 cities around the world attending the Urban Future Global Conference…
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) presented a report to the United Nations last week stating that up to 1 million plant and animal species are on the verge of extinction with devastating implications for human survival. IPBES Chair Sir Robert Watson, said: “We have been telling the world we have…
Listen to a Clip of the 8 Billion Angels Soundtrack No movie is complete without a great soundtrack. Think “Star Wars,” “Jaws,” and, dare we say, “Flashdance?” 8 Billion Angels sound designer Adam Weiss has worked with the amazing compositions of Cesar-winning French composer Armand Amar to create an energizing and inspirational score for our…
In preparation for the extremely competitive international film festival circuit, 8 Billion Angels hosted test screenings at WeWork-Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. While we thought our movie was something special already, we wanted to get feedback and learn from the people who matter most — our audience. Post-screening survey results were incredibly encouraging and…