Head of Special Collections Fiona Courage and director Kevin Macdonald in the Mass Observation Archive stores in the University of Sussex Library
Sundance premiere for film inspired by Mass-Obs archive. A unique film made by two Hollywood directors and inspired by the Mass Observation Archive at the University of Sussex is to get its world premiere at the famous Sundance Film Festival in Utah, USA this month. The film, Life In A Day , features the film diaries of ordinary people from around the world, made during one day - 24 July 2010 - and edited down to a breathtaking 90-minute film exploring what it means to be a person living on Earth in the early 21st-century. The creators hope it will be serve as a unique digital historic reference for future generations. Around 80,000 people uploaded their personal films on YouTube, a partner in the project, where the final film can be watched live around the world as it premieres at Sundance on the 27th, 28th and 29th of January 2011. Director Kevin Macdonald, whose films include The Last King of Scotland , Touching the Void and State of Play, visited the Mass Observation Archive in the University of Sussex Library in July 2010 to film a short piece to promote Life in A Day on YouTube. In the film he says: "This place was the inspiration for me for Life in a Day".
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