Films
THE DAY AFTER PEACE
Australian Premiere
THE DAY AFTER PEACE
Australian Premiere
UK 2008, English, 82 mins
Director/Writer/Producer: Jeremy Gilley
Genre: Documentary
Film Website: http://www.peaceoneday.org
Themes: Conflict, Peace
Cannes International Film Festival 2008 - Official Selection
BritDoc Festival 2008 - Official Selection
Zimbabwe International Film Festival 2008 - Official Selection
Cinema Vérité, Paris 2008 - Official Selection
Synopsis
Following the infectiously idealistic Jeremy Gilley - a British actor-turned-activist and founder of the Peace One Day organization - The Day After Peace charts Gilley's attempts to create a day of simultaneous global ceasefire and non-violence in the conflict hot-spots of the globe, a day where people put down their weapons for 24 hours and experience calm and peace, perhaps for the first time.
Over more than 10 years, Jeremy struggles as his dream faces financial obstacles, cynicism and ethical dilemmas. Against the odds, with a plan so big it seems like total naivete, can Jeremy walk the tightrope between political diplomacy and agitating change, between symbolism and action?
Featuring Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, the Dalai Llama, Kofi Annan, Annie Lennox and Johnny Lee Miller, Day After Peace is not to be missed!
"One of the most engaging, inspiring films I've ever seen. ...In time, everyone should watch The Day After Peace - the adventures of Jude and Jeremy in Afghanistan are alone worth the ticket." — Nick Fraser, Factuals, BBC
